Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Tesla is now headed in the 'best direction'
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He says firm puts 'effort into very risky
things' to create breakthrough products
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Wozniak says self-driving cars are the 'most
obvious' moonshot right now
Apple
co-founder Steve Wozniak has opened up on what he thinks could be the next
technological ‘moonshot’ – and it’s not Apple.
According
to Wozniak, Tesla is now the company that’s moving in the ‘best direction,’ as
they continue to ‘put an awful lot of effort into very risky things.’
The tech
giant says the firm’s ‘off the wall’ approach is paving the way for products
that optimize both performance and elegance.
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Apple
co-founder Steve Wozniak (pictured) has opened up on what he thinks could be
the next technological ‘moonshot’ – and it’s not Apple. According to Wozniak,
Tesla is now the company that’s moving in the ‘best direction’
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Musk
said his company's success in the coming decade would 'heavily involve Tesla
going at the machine that builds the machine'.
Musk is
referring to automated manufacturing technologies that will produce the Tesla 3
model.
The
company will be rolling out three more production lines including one in the
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc (NUMMI) factory in Fremont in California is
projected to build 100,000 more cars every year.
The
Tesla boss believes this mechanised production will be more profitable than the
overseas contact that Apple uses to manufacture goods. In
a recent interview with Bloomberg, Wozniak explained that
self-driving cars are ‘probably the biggest, most obvious moonshot,’ at the
moment.
The
technology, he said, could ‘hugely’ change our lives.
And, when
asked who might bring about the next breakthrough technology, Wozniak says his bet
is on Tesla.
‘I don’t
know, I think Tesla is on the best direction right now,’ Wozniak said.
‘They put
an awful lot of effort into very risky things,’ he said, pointing to electric
cars and self-driving cars as example.
‘Everybody
needs transportation in our human life,’ Wozniak said.
‘So ideas
of boring holes underground to get around traffic problems in big cities, ideas
of the Hyperloop to accelerate traffic without having to take airplane flights.
‘So I’m
going to bet on Tesla – so many of these off the wall different directions, and
they start with a car.’
According to Wozniak, Tesla’s cars – in particular, the Model S – are built around Elon Musk’s ideal, making for technology that’s simple, efficient, and ‘beautiful.’
Elon Musk has come
under fire in recent months for his plans to bore tunnels beneath Los Angeles.
But, Musk has hit
back, publishing a FAQ on the company website outlining how the ‘Boring
Company’ plans to achieve his vision.
'The key to making
this work is increasing tunneling speed and dropping costs by a factor of 10 or
more – this is the goal of the Boring Company,' it says.
'Unlike flying cars,
tunnels are weatherproof, out of sight and won't fall on your head,' it
explains.
