Government isn't that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you've got to have commercial companies do it.

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.

I think the high-tech industry is used to developing new things very quickly. It's the Silicon Valley way of doing business: You either move very quickly and you work hard to improve your product technology, or you get destroyed by some other company.

I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system for the car, as I think it should be camera-based, not Lidar-based. However, it is also possible that we do something jointly with Google.

If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.

I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.