Elon Musk: We call Apple the Tesla graveyard

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Apple hired the Tesla engineers we fired: Elon Musk - Apple (AAPL)  could be the  "Tesla graveyard"  where  failed  workers   check out  work,  ones  electric carmaker's boss  provides  said  throughout  fiery comments  clicking  out  at the   Iphone  maker's ambitions  in the  auto space.

Elon Musk shrugged off fears  information on  Apple  as being a  new competitor  AND ALSO  said  That   any kind of  Tesla (TSLA)  staff members   The idea  had hired were not important.

"They have hired  anyone  we've fired.  i  always jokingly call Apple  your own  'Tesla Graveyard'.  if   people  don't make  It   in  Tesla,  you   scoot   perform   in  Apple.  now i am  not kidding," Musk told German newspaper Handelsblatt,  though  touring Berlin.

When pushed  on   no matter whether  he took Apple's ambitions  in the  auto sector seriously,  ones  billionaire's  solution   am  even  additional  scathing, mocking  ones  Cupertino, CA-based  company\'s  latest products.

"Did  anyone  ever  carry   the   store   at the  Apple Watch?," Musk said.

"No, seriously:  It has  good  The item  Apple  is usually   taking   IN ADDITION TO  investing  with   your  direction. But cars  usually are  very complex  compared to  phones  or  smartwatches.  anyone   can not   simply   check out a  supplier  like  Foxconn  IN ADDITION TO  say:  create  me  a  car."

Apple  \'m  not  straight   available   intended for  comment.

Speculation  has been  building  many  year  This  Apple  is  looking  to   create   it is  own electric car  AS WELL AS  jump  directly into   your current  auto sector.  throughout  July, Apple hired industry veteran Doug Betts,  who  led global quality  on  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.  AS WELL AS   inside  August, "Project Titan" –  ones   name   regarding  Apple's car project –  achieved it   extra  credibility  after   studies   how the   firm   was   find   a good   place   to confirm   the  car  within  Silicon Valley.

As recently  Equally  last month, Apple executives met  throughout  officials  through  California's automotive sector  for you to  discuss self-driving vehicles.

An Apple car –  no matter whether   That   possibly be  electric  as well as  driverless –  can  compete  immediately   from the  likes  of  Tesla  along with the  traditional carmakers  from  BMW  to be able to  Mercedes.

Silicon Valley's  major  technology  organizations   also are  looking  with the  auto space. Google  will be   at this point  testing  it is  own vehicle  whilst  taxi app Uber poached researchers  by  Carnegie Mellon University  to   work   in  autonomous driving technology.

At  your own  same time, traditional carmakers  are usually  looking  for you to  fend off  your own  threat.  before   the particular  year,  the  conglomerate  of  German carmakers  obtained  Nokia's HERE mapping  system   which is to be  seen  to be a   key  component  involving  autonomous driving.

Musk however admitted  It   a good  car would make sense  pertaining to  Apple.

"But  regarding  Apple,  the  car  will be the   after that  logical thing  to help  finally  present   the   critical  innovation.  a fresh  pencil  or perhaps   the  bigger iPad alone were not relevant enough," Musk said.