I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driving' sounds like it's going to do something you don't want it to do. 'Autopilot' is a good thing to have in planes, and we should have it in cars. Elon Musk autopilotcardrive share on social
In the case of Apple, they did originally do production internally, but then along came unbelievably good outsourced manufacturing from companies like Foxconn. We don't have that in the rocket business. There's no Foxconn in the rocket business. Elon Musk applebusinesscase share on social
The reality is gas prices should be much more expensive then they are because we're not incorporating the true damage to the environment and the hidden costs of mining oil and transporting it to the U.S. Whenever you have an unpriced externality, you have a bit of a market failure, to the degree that eternality remains unpriced. Elon Musk bitecostdamage share on social
Biofuels such as ethanol require enormous amounts of cropland and end up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness, neither of which is good. Elon Musk amountbiofuelcrop Change image and share on social
Here in the West, people often don't like listening to their leaders, even if they are right. Elon Musk leaderlistenpeople Change image and share on social
I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious. Elon Musk earthinspirelife Change image and share on social
Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars. Elon Musk advancecarcompany Change image and share on social
There are really two things that have to occur in order for a new technology to be affordable to the mass market. One is you need economies of scale. The other is you need to iterate on the design. You need to go through a few versions. Elon Musk affordabledesigneconomy share on social
I wouldn't say I have a lack of fear. In fact, I'd like my fear emotion to be less because it's very distracting and fries my nervous system. Elon Musk distractemotionfact Change image and share on social
Boeing just took $20 billion and 10 years to improve the efficiency of their planes by 10 percent. That's pretty lame. I have a design in mind for a vertical liftoff supersonic jet that would be a really big improvement. Elon Musk bigbillionboe share on social