Elon Take the Wheel
The Danger and Delusion of Tesla's Self-Driving Technology
$49.13
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
Unchecked ambition. Breakneck innovation. But at what human cost?
For years, Tesla has promoted a bold vision of automated driving—one that captured global attention, reshaped public expectations, and helped propel Elon Musk to extraordinary prominence. In Elon Take the Wheel, journalist Edward Niedermeyer explores the public debate surrounding Tesla’s driver-assistance systems and the sweeping claims that have shaped the company’s place in technology, cultur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798902680116 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Edward Niedermeyer |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 428g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“With inexorable journalistic rigor, Niedermeyer’s exploration of Elon Musk’s fraudulent and immoral promotion of Tesla’s “full-self-driving” con illuminates a system of corporate gaslighting even as he tells a truth that we need to hear.”
—Alex Gibney, Academy Award–winning director of Musk
“Ed Niedermeyer was trying to wake people up to the true story of Tesla long before many wanted to hear it. In Elon Take the Wheel, he pulls back the curtain on Elon Musk’s efforts to hype up the company’s self-driving technology and the many lives it took in the process. It’s a shocking tale of what happens when corporate profit is prioritized over public safety—and how such an irresponsible choice helped make Musk the world’s richest man.”
—Paris Marx, host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast
“For years, Ed Niedermeyer has been one of the most dogged critics of Musk. In this riveting, well-reported exposé of the mess that is Tesla, Niedermeyer brings the receipts for why Musk is not only an incompetent fraud but also highly dangerous. I hope that this great book breaks through to a media and political establishment that tends to give Musk a pass at every reckless turn.”
—Alex Winter, actor, director, and activist
Edward Niedermeyer
Edward Niedermeyer began covering the auto industry in 2008, quickly establishing himself as a leading chronicler and critic of the struggles and bailouts of GM and Chrysler. More recently he has focused on the collision between the auto industry and high tech sector, and the reinvention of the automobile. His work on automotive topics has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BloombergView, The Daily Beast, The Verge, and elsewhere. He is the cohost of The Autonocast, a podcast about the future of mobility; a consulting producer of the major documentary film Musk; and the program director for the Ride AI Summit, the premier gathering of leaders in the driving automation space. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his partner and cats.
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