Musk has described himself as pathologically optimistic, saying he does deliver in the end, “which is the important thing”.
Here are some of Musk’s promises that were completed late, and others that are still pending:
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Musk’s most famous unfulfilled promise is Tesla’s effort to create self-driving software. Musk initially spoke about self-driving capabilities in 2015, saying…

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