Elon Musk's impact is undeniable as he pushes for full self-driving. While he predicts autonomous vehicles in one to two years, it will likely take five to seven years. Musk's penchant for optimism is a recurring theme, always achieving the impossible, just later than expected.
Two years ago, Walter Isaacson, the legendary biographer who has written books about Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci, began shadowing Elon Musk. "I started off with a guy who was one of the most popular people on the planet," Isaacson says, "and ended up with a guy who's the most controversial." Today on the show, Isaacson unpacks those controversies.