Elon Musk: Google won't compete with Tesla on self-driving cars — but Apple will - Recode

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"What about Apple?

"Yeah," Musk replied. "That'll be more direct."

He added a caveat. Musk said that the iPhone maker, which has been incredibly secretive about its car plans, may be too late to the development of autonomous vehicles to be a big threat.

"I'd think there will be volume production no sooner than 2020," he said about Apple. "Is that too late?"

Previously, Musk dubbed Apple as a "Tesla graveyard" in response to the defection of Tesla employees to Apple.

At Code, Musk had this to say about Apple's car ambitions: "I think it's great they're doing this, and I hope it works out.""

Elon Musk: Google won't compete with Tesla on self-driving cars — but Apple will - Recode