Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has no plans to disable the company’s Autopilot function in the wake of a May crash of a Model S electric car using the technology, and the auto maker instead plans to redouble efforts to educate customers on how the system works.

Mr. Musk, in an interview, said the company is planning an explanatory blog post that highlights how Autopilot works and what drivers are expected to do after they activate it. “A lot of people don’t understand what it is and how you turn it on,” Mr. Musk...