Musk was almost killed by Tesla Autopilot and was furious with the engineer.

CTOnews.com, September 17 (Xinhua)-- according to Walter Isaacson's new biography Elon Musk, as early as 2015, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) nearly died many times during a test drive due to the autopilot assistive technology Autopilot, making him furious with engineers.

In the chapter on autopilot assistive technology in this biography, the author reveals an incident that Musk experienced personally: there was a bend on Interstate 405, which could not be recognized by Autopilot because the lane had faded, causing the car to turn and "almost hit" an oncoming vehicle.

Whenever this happens, Musk "angrily" stormed into Tesla's office and was furious with his engineers, who repeatedly asked them to improve the program: "do something to program this thing correctly."

CTOnews.com notes that Musk insists that Tesla's car only needs to use optical sensors, just as humans drive mainly with their eyes. He refuses to use other technologies, such as lidar (LiDAR), as too expensive and unnecessary. The biography says his engineers thought lidar was the best way to improve security, but they couldn't persuade Musk to change his mind.