I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

An asteroid or a supervolcano could certainly destroy us, but we also face risks the dinosaurs never saw: An engineered virus, nuclear war, inadvertent creation of a micro black hole, or some as-yet-unknown technology could spell the end of us.

SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with no realistic means for anyone to compete.

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

I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pay a premium for that. I think that is what Apple has shown. You can buy a much cheaper cell phone or laptop, but Apple's product is so much better than the alternative, and people are willing to pay that premium.

I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia.