NCIS Season 22 Episode 8 Teases a Bold Take on Elon Musk and Tesla’s Self-Driving Controversies
Despite debuting in the early 2000s, NCIS continues to evolve its storytelling, with Season 22 delivering fresh and clever plotlines. The upcoming Episode 8, titled Out of Control, promises to stand out as it appears to take aim at billionaire Elon Musk and his company Tesla.
A promo released by CBS reveals that the episode revolves around a self-driving car involved in a fatal accident—and then mysteriously driving away on its own. As the NCIS team investigates, they uncover that the vehicle has been hacked, making it difficult to track or examine. However, their sleuthing leads to the realization that there’s a human mastermind behind the chaos.
The storyline feels eerily similar to real-life incidents involving Tesla’s autonomous vehicles, including a controversial case where a self-driving car fled a crash scene. With its cutting commentary, this episode could be seen as a direct jab at Tesla’s ongoing challenges with autonomous driving technology.
Adding another layer of intrigue, Out of Control will also revisit a subplot involving Parker and his haunting visions of Lily, continuing a thread from Season 21.
Get ready for an episode that mixes cutting-edge tech drama with classic NCIS suspense—it airs soon as part of the hit show’s stellar 22nd season.
