Elon Musk is out on a European tour to spread his message of cars of the future, and to pave the way for new factories. The other day, he was interviewed in the German newspaper Handelsblatt and he could obviously not fail to direct a small swipe at computer giant Apple and their aspirations in the automotive market, writes Engadget.
Apple has started hiring former Tesla employees. Something that could be interpreted as that the competition is about to harden. But Elon Musk is not worried. In the office to make jokes about with the matter.
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“They have hired people we kicked. If you can not do at Tesla, you start at Apple, “he said in the interview, and revealed that they call the Apple Tesla’s graveyard.
As for Apple’s other, more traditional products, he took the opportunity to diss their latest gadgets. And their entire manufacturing process.
“Have you ever taken a look at Apple Watch? No, seriously. It’s great that Apple is moving and investing in that direction. But the car is very complex compared to phones or smart watches. You can not just go to a vendor and say, building a car for me. But a car is the next logical step for Apple to finally be able to offer a significant innovation. A new pen or a larger Covers are on their own are not relevant enough. “
Elon Musk has made himself known as a representative of new innovations and technologies that from his perspective would help mankind. The technology behind the Tesla’s battery is open, and he believes that everyone wins open patents.
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Super contractor devoted himself , however, not only to sandlådebeteende during his trip in Germany. The purpose of the visit was to talk to the German authorities on the future of transport and electric cars. And how to make them more attractive to consumers. In Norway, for example, allowed electric vehicles to drive in bus lanes, which helped Tesla to establish themselves on the Norwegian market.
To petrol and diesel cars are not part of his vision of the future is not news. German automakers living in the past, he believes.
“Just look at the scandal with Volkswagen. In order to make progress, they were apparently forced to cheat. I think that if you knowingly mislead authorities around the world with software that is designed to only be effective in a test, it’s a very conscious act, “he said.
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