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is the spirit of human exploration distilled.

America is the spirit of human exploration distilled. Elon Musk

With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it's like, yeah, he's sure he can control the demon. Didn't work out.

is potentially more dangerous than nukes.

We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.

is problematic because it requires enormous amounts of cropland and ends up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness

Biofuels such as ethanol require enormous amounts of cropland and end up displacing either food crops or natural wilderness, neither of which is good.

is just a perception - a collective impression some have about a product -- and it will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind.

Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.

is about simplicity --- any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.

Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.

is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.

Being an entrepreneur is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.

is not some sort of boring photo copy machine, but actually it's vastly more complicated than the thing that it makes.

People of factories too much like its just some kind of photo copy machine, that it's just some boring machine that makes copies. But actually it's vastly more complicated than the thing that it makes.

is a fixer-upper of a planet but we could make it work.

It's a fixer-upper of a planet but we could make it work.

is a good framework for thinking. ... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there.

Physics is a good framework for thinking. ... Boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there.

is figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive.

Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counterintuitive, like quantum mechanics. It's really counterintuitive.

is the natural extension of active safety.

Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.

is actually quite powerful --- you could power the entire United States with about 150 to 200 square kilometers of solar panels, the entire United States. Take a corner of Utah... there's not much going on there, I've been there. There's not even radio stations.

You could power the entire United States with about 150 to 200 square kilometers of solar panels, the entire United States. Take a corner of Utah... there's not much going on there, I've been there. There's not even radio stations.

is sure to be at least a plurality of power -and most likely a majority - in less than 20 years.

I'm extremely confident that solar will be at least a plurality of power, and most likely a majority... in less than 20 years.

is less like a picture and more like a movie. It's the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It's the acceleration.

People often mistake technology for a static picture. It's less like a picture and more like a movie. It's the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It's the acceleration.

is a company created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. As such, it will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use the technology.

Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.

is a company whose aoverarching goal is to help reduce carbon emissions and to serve as an example that the technology is viable and that there is demand for it.

The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also serve as an example to the auto industry, proving that the technology really works and customers want to buy electric vehicles.

is a zombie-proof concept --- even if there's a zombie apocalypse, you'll still be able to travel using the Tesla Supercharging system.

Even if there's a zombie apocalypse, you'll still be able to travel using the Tesla Supercharging system.

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