Has Elon Musk set up regulatory Boogeyman as scapegoat for ongoing delay in promise of self-driving Teslas?

A tweet by Elon Musk this recent Easter weekend has sprung forth an erstwhile Easter egg hunt by the media and industry about the self-driving car status of Tesla.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2020/04/17/has-elon-musk-set-up-a-regulatory-boogeyman-as-scapegoat-for-delay-in-his-self-driving-tesla-promise/#461aedc24d15