You mean this one? "The Tesla CEO claimed von Ohain had never downloaded the latest version of the software – so it couldn’t have caused the crash." That quote

You mean this one? "The Tesla CEO claimed von Ohain had never downloaded the latest version of the software – so it couldn’t have caused the crash." That quote isn't playing games about whether it was engaged or not. If that's a lie it's equally easy to make the lie whether the system disengages or stays engaged. I'm taking issue with a very specific scenario, not claiming tesla is honest in general.