"Musk is "a declared opponent of any kind of union organization in his companies," filmmaker Andreas Pichler tells DW. "He wants total control over them and the conditions under which people work there." This opposition manifested at Tesla's Berlin plant, where a works council election concluded with the factory remaining non-unionized, despite accusations from Germany's largest union that Tesla intimidated staff during the process."
"In those thousands of cases, drivers reported that their Autopilot-equipped Tesla had accelerated on its own, or suddenly braked, leading to crashes. Before becoming a whistleblower, Krupski had attempted to raise the alarm within the company. But Tesla insisted on keeping everything under cover, and Krupski says he was harassed, threatened and eventually fired for noting the major safety problems."
Elon Musk has topped Forbes' billionaires list for the second consecutive year and is projected to become the world's first trillionaire. His wealth and polarizing views, including support for Germany's far-right AfD party, keep him in the spotlight. Tesla's Berlin plant recently held a works council election on March 4 that resulted in a non-unionized workforce. Germany's largest union accused Tesla of intimidating staff, while Musk warned that union influence could jeopardize factory expansion. Filmmaker Andreas Pichler's documentary examines how Musk prioritized self-driving Tesla development despite safety concerns. The film features whistleblowers and former employees fired for raising safety issues, including Lukasz Krupski, who leaked 3,000 customer complaints about Autopilot malfunctions causing crashes.
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