Steve Wozniak says he doesn't trust Elon Musk or Tesla anymore

Silicon Valley icon and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak no longer believes the hype.

“Now, I don’t believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says.”
Steve Wozniak

“But I still love the car,” Wozniak added at a recent talk at Stockholm’s Nordic Business Forum, according to a report by Business Insider.

Wozniak said he was a big fan of Tesla Inc. TSLA, +1.95% early on — and owns two Model S sedans — but is now a critic, accusing the electric-car company of overhyping its products and deflecting the blame for its mistakes.

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After years of upgrades and new sensors, Wozniak said Elon Musk and his company have promised too much and delivered too little. “I love that car, but the trouble is Elon Musk is portrayed in a lot of movies with a lack of faith and trust. . . . What he says, can you really believe in him? Is he just a good salesman, like [Steve] Jobs, and may not be there [in the end]?”

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Tesla’s self-driving technology has been particularly disappointing, he said, noting that Musk predicted a Tesla would drive itself cross-country for the first time by 2017...then early 2018...or perhaps later.

Automakers such as Audi and BMW have surpassed Tesla’s self-driving technology, Wozniak said, and that for everyday driving, his go-to car is now an electric Chevrolet Bolt.

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