In between those two particular inflection points mentioned in the report, a driver died while using Autopilot for the first time. When Elon Musk announced last year that all ' ’s cars would be capable of “ full , ” engineers who were working on the suite of self - driving features , known as Autopilot , did not believe the system was ready to safely control a car , according to a report by the Wall Street Journal . Key employees have also reportedly left Tesla over concerns about how the company markets it as a “ full self - driving ” " . A company spokesperson referred to a disclaimer on the company ’s website for Autopilot that reads “ self - driving functionality is dependent upon extensive software validation and regulatory approval ” .
When Elon Musk announced last year that all ' ’s cars would be capable of “ full , ” engineers who were working on the suite of self - driving features , known as Autopilot , did not believe the system was ready to safely control a car , according to a report by the Wall Street Journal . Key employees have also reportedly left Tesla over concerns about how the company markets it as a “ full self - driving ” " . A company spokesperson referred to a disclaimer on the company ’s website for Autopilot that reads “ self - driving functionality is dependent upon extensive software validation and regulatory approval ” .