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,  ,    SpaceX  
 ,    Tesla, Inc.  
  The Boring Company    X.com  (  PayPal  )  
  Neuralink  ,  OpenAI    Zip2  
  SolarCity  
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      FRS  (   ,  28  1971)    ,     ,       .  [2]  [3]  [4]  [5]        ,    .  [6]      ,      20      .  [7]  [8]    ,        /   SpaceX  ;  [9]   ,  [10] [ 1]        , Inc.  ;  [13]  [14]    The Boring Company  ;  [15]    Neuralink  ;       OpenAI  .  [16]         ()  2018   .  [17]  [18]    2016     21    Forbes          ,  [19]        Forbes      2019  [20]  ,      2020        $ 44900000000 ,         Forbes  ,   22 -            .  [21]  [1]           .  [22]  
               ,  .  [6]        ,       ,     17 ,       .  [6]           ,                          .  [23]       1995 ,     .          ,       .  [24]        (     Kimbal  )  Zip2  ,  -    ,      Compaq   $ 340   1999      X.com  ,  -  .     Confinity   2000 ,    PayPal          eBay   1,5     2002 .  [13]  [25]  [26]  [27]  
  2002     SpaceX  ,        ,        .    Tesla Motors, Inc. (  Tesla, Inc.  ),  ,  2004 ,     ,  [13]            2008 .  [28]    2006      SolarCity  , ,       (      Tesla).  2015     OpenAI,   ,          .   2016     Neuralink,       -   .   2016      The Boring Company  ,         ,   .
 
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   28  1971     , ,  ,  [32]  [33],       (    ),    ,      ,    [34]  [35]  [ 36]      ,   ,   -  ,   .  [37]         (1972  )      (1974  ).  [41]  [36]  
    ,   ,    , .  [42]        ,           .  [43]  [44]   ,      1980 ,          ,  [43]  ,         ,    ,       .  [45]      ,    « ».  [45]         [46]    .  [47]  
     .  [48]    10             Commodore VIC-20  .  [49]           ,   12   ,       BASIC  -        Blastar             $ 500.  [50]  [51]          «  Foundation ,     ,  «     ,    ,         ,   ».  [45]  
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      Waterkloof House    Bryanston High School  [52]          .  [53]  
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              .  [59]    ,         1989 ,           .  [60]     1992 ,             ;    1997                          .  [61]  [62]  [63]  [64]  [65]  
 1994           :  ,   ,   Pinnacle Research Institute,          ,   - Rocket Science Games  -.  [66]       ,    QuickTime  Apple,   , : «    .              ,   ,       -        ".  [67]  
 1995            /           .  [24]      -  ,        , Zip2 Corporation.
 
 
Zip2  
 1995          Zip2  , ,   -  ,  ,      -  .  [45]                 ,  ,    ,  [68]     ,          Java  .  [69]         The New York Times    Chicago Tribune  ,  [70]  [71]           CitySearch  .  [72]          .  [48]    Compaq   Zip2   307           [48]  :  109    1999 .  [73]     22       7-   .  [70]  [48]  :  109  [71]  
X.com  PayPal  
  1999      X.com,   ,  -       ,   10           Zip2.  [72]  [71]   ,     Confinity  ,  [70]  [74]  ,         PayPal  .  [71]       PayPal     PayPal  2001 .  [75]       2000      (      ) -         .   Unix  PayPal    Microsoft.  [76]    2002   eBay   PayPal    1,5     ,      165         .     ,        ,  11,7%  PayPal.  [77]  
  2017     X.com  PayPal   , ,       .  [78]  
SpaceX  
 2001     Mars Oasis  ,        ,   ,      ,        .  [79]  [80]    2001            (   )      (    ),         () «      »,          .     ,        ; ,   ,     ,          .  [81]         .   2002            .       ,  In-Q-Tel  ,          ,     Orbital Sciences  ,     .       ,         8   . ,         .       ,    ,     ,    .  [81]      Tesla  SpaceX     ,  [82]   ,         3        .   ,    , ,        ,    , SpaceX                 70%  .  [83]       SpaceX       .  [84]  
  100         ,  [85]     Space Exploration Technologies Corp.,     2002       SpaceX  .  [86]         (CEO)      (CTO)   Hawthorne,   .  2016      54%  SpaceX,   78%  .  [87]  
SpaceX      -       .   -     «   1»   «   9  » (  «   »   « »  ),      «  »  ( «    »  ).  [88]  SpaceX    -      Dragon    .   2008   SpaceX Falcon 1     ,    ,      .  [48]  
SpaceX                        (  Merlin 1D  ).  [89]  [90]  SpaceX   100   Merlin 1D.  SpaceX,   Merlin 1D     40   ,    9  Merlin    Falcon 9      5,8  6,7  ( 1,3  1,5  ),      .  [91]  
 2006    ,                        ,  [92]     1,6             23  2008 , 12    Falcon 9    Dragon   ,           ,       2011 .  [93]  
25  2012   SpaceX Dragon      ,     ,              .  [94]  
  2011 , SpaceX                   SpaceX Dragon 2  .  [95]            2014 .  [96]  
 ,    ,     ,    ,        ,      .  [97]  22  2015  SpaceX       «»       ,      .  [98]          2016 ,           ,     [99].    2017  SpaceX       16  ,       ,   14   2017 .   42  Falcon 9        Falcon 9    2010 .  [100]  
 2017  SpaceX  18  ,            - 8.  [101]  
6  2018  SpaceX    Falcon Heavy  ,       -  (  Saturn V  ,  Energia    N1  )        2018   .        Roadster ,            .  [102]  [103]  
SpaceX      Starlink       2015           ,                2018 .            24  2019    ,      60  .  [104]  [105]       ,    ,   SpaceX,   2018      10     .  [106]  
       «     [107]               .  [108]   ,           :
 
   
  SpaceX DM-1  .   ( )   ,  2019 .  
  -   ,     ,     :  ,    -   ,     -       .    ,           .           -   . 
 
 Space X -        10 .  [109]    2011   ,          10–20 .  [110]    Ashlee Vance  «s   ,   ,     ,     Mars 2040,   80000 .  [49]   , ,      ,      (, , Hyperloop,  ).  [111]     2016 ,                   2022 ,    2024          "".  [112]    2016       ,       .  [113]  
  2017  SpaceX    -      , Big Falcon Rocket (BFR),            SpaceX       :  ,  Lunar-   ,           ,      Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy  Dragon  2020- .      9  (30 ).       2017 ,       2019   [114],       (  Raptor  )   2012   [115]  [116].    ,    2019 .  [117]  
    2018     2023    ,        #  dearMoon  ,  [118]        BFR           ,     ,    delta     .   BFR      Raptor     ;    ,     .        ,     ,   ,      ,      ,        .  [119]  , SpaceX     ,   «      Falcon 9   ».  [120]            : «     »     [a]   «»   -, ,   , «   ,     ».   (      ). "  [121]  
30  2020  SpaceX         Demo-2,     ,               .  [122]   ,        «  »  ,           .  [123]  
     ,   SpaceX          ,        /  ,       SpaceX   .  [124]  [125]  
 
Tesla, Inc. ( Tesla Motors)     2003           ,          .  [126]  
            .  [127]        2004 ,     Tesla   .  [128]  [129]  [25]  [130]    ,  ,    JB Straubel  ,            AC Propulsion  .  [131]              Roadster,         .  [132]       2008         2007      .  [97]  [133]                2008 , ,      .     2019            .  [22]  
« » ,    2006   [134],  :
 
  .   ,    .   ,      .  ,         . 
 
Tesla Motors       Tesla Roadster   2008 ,     2500   31 .          ,      -   .  [135]  .         Model S  22  2012 .     ,   X  ,       /   , 9  2012 ;    X     2015 .    Smart EV  ,  Mercedes-Benz B-Class    Mercedes A Class  ,     [136]  [137]  [138]       ,          Daimler    RAV4 EV  .            Tesla.  [139]  
		
			
			
          Tesla Model S      Tesla  (2010)
 
			 
		  
		 
		 
 
      ;       3,      2016 ,      35 000    .  [134]      2017 ,         35 000        2019 .  [140]  [141]   
    2020   Tesla Model 3        ,    500 000  .  [142]  
     3   E,     ,     ,      ,  «  ».  [143]  
                  .  [144]  
                 ( ,  ).  [145]  [146]  
  2013      All Things Digital   ,         Tesla     ,             ,          ,  ,   .  [147]  
 2014   ,  Tesla                 .  « ,    ,     (     ,     )      ,      1%     », -  . ,  [148]  
  2016   ,       Tesla.com    ,     1992 ,     Tesla   .  [149]  
  ,    -       ,      - ,         .  [150]  29  2016        Panasonic          -     Gigafactory 1    ,  . [151]  [152]  Gigafactory 1     35  /  .
 
  2016    «   2»:  [153]  
       .    ,      [    ].      ,   10  ,  ,    .      ,     . 
 
  2016  Tesla            ,      Mobileye.  [154]  
  2017              Tesla Energy,       -    ,       .    ,       , ,      100    .  [155]       [156],          ,  [157]         .  [158]  [159]  
  2018                   ,    ,        ,          .   ,          2018        [160]  ,  ,    ,       ,               .   .  [161]  [162]               .  [163]        SEC,       SEC.         20   ,            Tesla,      Tesla.  [164]       ,        ,    SEC.  Reuters,  ,    " ".  [165]    ABC News, « 4  2018     ,   [SEC] «     »,   ,        ,   ,         . "  [166] 
  2018    60   CBS   : «   .    SEC».  [167]  
19  2019 ,   Forbes  ,    ,       2019 .  [168]  
SEC    ,   ,     .          ,    .            SEC,    .  [169]     ,        ,     Twitter.  [170]  
  2019     ,       Tesla  ,         .  [171]            -      .           ,      ,   -  : «     ,   ».  [172]  [173]                   .  [174]  
  2019      Y    / CUV.  [175]       2020 .  [176]            Tesla Cybertruck  ,       .    - -    ,     ,      «     »  ,     .  [177]  [178]         RWD ,  Cybertruck, Dual Motor AWD  Triple Motor AWD      2021 .  [179]  
   29  2016      28,9   Tesla,    22%  .  [180]  [181]    2018        20,3  ,    Tesla   650  .            2018 .  [182]              ,        .  [183]     Glass Lewis & Co.       .  [184]  
SolarCity  
         SolarCity  ,      2006           .  [185]  [186]   2013  SolarCity           .  [187]  SolarCity   Tesla, Inc.   2016         Tesla.  [188]  [189]  [190]  
   SolarCity  Tesla   ,       .  [191]  [192]   2012   ,  SolarCity  Tesla               ,      2013 .  [193]  
17  2014           SolarCity  ,  -,           .  ,    «         »,            .  [194]  Tesla  Gigafactory 2  -     ,    Tesla SolarCity  , -.     2014      2017 .  [195]    750        -         Buffalo Billion.  -   ,     ,  -,  -    .  [196]  
Hyperloop  
12  2013       ,     ,          ,               .  [197]       -,  ,      ,    ,        :     -      -.  ,  [198]  
   Hyperloop       Tesla    SpaceX,       ,         .  [199]  [200]          ,     Tesla  SpaceX.  [201]  [202]  [203]   ,        ,  Hyperloop  ,      ,     .  -           ,          ,      ,       ,     .   -     LA-to-SF Hyperloop   6     ,      .  [204]  
  2015               ,    Hyperloop     SpaceX         Hyperloop  2015–2017   .       2017 ,      .  [205]  
 Hyperloop One  ,    Musk, ,            DevLoop   13  2017 .   12  2017   12:02   5,3 . ,    70   .  [206]  
20  2017    ,    ,    «  »,   -   -    ,    ,         .  [207]  
OpenAI  
  2015       OpenAI  ,       (AI). OpenAI          ,        .  [208]  
    , OpenAI  «  ,      ,  - ,    ,   ,            ».  [209]   ,     .  [45]   2018     OpenAI,           Tesla,   Tesla        Tesla Autopilot  .  [210]  
         2018           .    2019      The Guardian  ,  23  2019    «    ,    «        »».  [211]  
Neuralink  
 2016     Neuralink,  -  ,    ,        .      ,       ,                   .              .  [212]  
 ,  Neuralink  OpenAI   : «OpenAI -   ,     ,     Neuralink            -».  [45]  
   
17  2016 ,     ,    : «             ...»    «The Boring Company» (TBC).  [213]  21  2017      «    .        ».  [214]     26  2017 .          .  [215]  
  2017     « »  30  (9,1 ),  50  (15 )  15  (4,6 )    Space X  -. ,      .  [216]  [217]      2017 ,  10-             .  [218]      Tesla  SpaceX  ,      ,           .  [219]  
  2018   TBC   ,             :   ,  [220],  
   [221]   -. TBC          ,  18  2018              ,  , ,      . ,  [222]  [223]  
TBC ,        (TBM),  Prufrock  ,    ,         2019 .  [222]  :  15: 18–15: 45   2020  TBC     Prufrock.  [224]  
     ,    2000 «»  2018 ,  [225]  [226]     «   »  .  [227]  [228]  
     
  2018               ,           .   
,       Twitter     ,  [229]   ;   The Boring Company     .  [230]              ,     ,     Twitter.  [231]  [232]       ,      ,      -      ,   .  [233]    Musk  SpaceX    The Boring Company   -    Falcon 9      [234]   8       .  [235]  
 « »     ,  [236]   ,     ,         (1,5 )      (300 ),   90  (41 )                    ,  [235]  [237]       ,         ,        .   ,  -       ,     Wing Inflatables,    ,    .    ,          .  [238]  [239]  
          (        [240]  [241]  [242]  ),        .  [243]  [244]  [245]  
        Direkgunabhorn  ( )     2019          ,  113  .  [246]  [247]  
     
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       .  [257]  [258]  [259]  [260]  
28  2018 ,         ,    : «  ,  ,        ?»  [261]        .    ,  ,  6 , ,       .  [262]  [263]  
 -             «»   ,      2018 ;  [264]            .  [265]  30 ,  ,     ,  [266]  [267]       BuzzFeed News,     ,     «      ».  ,   - «    ,        30  40  ...        -,       12  »(   ,   ). 5        ,   , «       «  «   ».  [268]  
           -.  [269]  [270]      ,     «-»   ,    ,   , ...  « »         ".  [271]  
    4  2019   -,  Unsworth  190     .  [272]            . 6          ,     ;  : «    ».  [273]   , .  , : «    .    ».  [274]  
Teslaquila  
      Tesla  2018       Instagram.       Tesla,  ,       2018 ,  Tesla       « »           .  [275]         .            12  2018 .  [276]  
     (CRT)  : «    Teslaquila    ,       ,           ».  [277]  
 
30  2019     -   «RIP Harambe»   SoundCloud    «Emo G Records».  [278]      ,         ,    BloodPop  .  [279]  [280]  30  2020     EDM-   «Don't Doubt Ur Vibe»      .  [281]         Guardian        « ...   ,      ,      Soundcloud»,  [282]    TechCrunch ,   "   ".  [281]  
 
 
          ,   ,     .  [283]           SEC   ,   «     »  [284]    .  [167]       Tesla,     700 ,   ,   «  »;  [285]     ,    1000 ,    «»      «»,  ,    stankmemes.com  .  [286]          ,    , ,          « ».  [286]  
 
    «   ,    »  « - ,     ».  [287]   2018   ,   « .      []  ».  [288]                 ;  [289]          ,        .  [290]  [291]      "  ». «, «  ,         , ,   ,    », -   ,«        ».  [292]          40%,                   ,  « ,        , »  [293].  
     «[]    ,    -     ,»    «      ,    -   .»  ,       ,     , ,                ,           .   ,   ,  «   ,    , , ,   .    ,   ,   ,   ».  [294]  
                , : «    ,   , ,   .  , ,   ,      ."  [295]                            ,   .  [296]  [297]      ,   : «   ,   ,  ».  [298]             2017                    , : «   .        ».  [299]  [300]    2020 ,       Tesla     COVID-19  ,       ,            .  [301]  [302]  
  2019              2020      ,               .     ,       ,   , " ".  [303]  
 
   The Washington Post   ,    « (   )     »,         .   ,      ,       .  [304]  [305]  
2012    Sunlight Foundation  ,   ,     ,  ,    2002   SpaceX       $ 4                 $ 800 000        .     ,  « SpaceX        »,   «     , SpaceX              ».   «     725 000        2002 .  2004       2000  .           ,   (  100 000 .   )  [306]             5000 .   -     ,  , ,      .  , (...)  ,   SpaceX    250 000       2012  ».  [304]  [307]   , SpaceX                      .     « » ,   Patton Boggs LLP, SpaceX      ,      SpaceX.  [308]  
          (PAC)  FWD.us  ,                 .   ,   2013            PAC,   ,   Keystone Pipeline  .    ,      .   , ,    «».  [309]    : «    .    ,    ,   ».  [310]  
  2013      /    Mic    « », ,  «   2014        Longhorn PAC      ,                 ,           (R-Minn.). "  [310]     -  ,    ,            .   
 
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    ,            ,  «   ,   ,    ,    ,      ,     ,        ,   .    ,                .         ".  [312]      ,  «          .   ,     -.      ,          ,      ,       ».  : «    ,        ,  ».            ,             2011      ,  «        ,    ,    ,       -  ,  ».  ,    ,      ".  [313]  
 2015       ,       LA Times  ,   SpaceX  , Tesla,  SolarCity             4,9 . .        .       -,   750           ,      SolarCity  1   .            ,  , 260  .      - Tesla          '.  [314]  [315]  
 
      Tesla    ,  [316]    ,   Reveal News,   Tesla      ,  [317]      Twitter,      -,         .     .  [318]      «»        .    .
 
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,   «pravda.com»   - «   »  ,    pravduh.com 25  2018 .  [321]  
    
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,  .    ,  -     ?   , , , ,      : «   ?»      .   ,           .   ,       .  [322] 
 ,        - ,     « ,  », « »      Falcon 1  .     ,        ,  : «, ».  [323]  
 
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              :
 
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  2016   ,   ,         ,    :
 
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              ,   «     ».    2014       MIT  AeroAstro             ,  : «     ,    -  , ,     ,    ,     -   ".       « ».  [327]  [328]  
  ,      DeepMind  , ,   ,    Vicarious  , ,        .  [329]    2015    10         , ,  ,    .  [330]       OpenAI  ,      .  [331]  
 ,    «        ...      ,     .  ,     .    ,  ,     .    .     ,   ,    ».  [329]  
        .      Facebook     ,      « ».  [332]      , ,   ,       ,  ,      « » .  2014   ,  Slate  «S  Elkus  ,    AIs   ,   ,     ,   ,  „ “     ,           .. .  [333]  
       (ITIF),    ,  ,    Luddite «,    »;     .   ,     ,        .  : «    ,      AI      ».  [334]  [335]  [336]      , ,  «    -     »,   : « ,      ,   ,   ,     ...    ,   .  [337]    ,  , ,    «  ,   ,    »,  CNBC ,   «   »   .  [338]  [339]  
   
               2017   , :
 
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       ,       .  [341]  [342]  
           .         #GreatThingsThatHappenedonTransit,      Twitter,      ,     .  [341]  [343]  [344]   ,   ,     ,      : « .   .   .    !   ?  ?   ?  ?  ! "  [340]  
   ,           , ,  «       -   ( ),      »,   ,          ,      .  [345]  [346]  [347]   : « »,   : « ...   «   »».  [348]  [349]  [350]                  , ,  « »  »      ". [345]  [351]  
COVID-19  
       ,     COVID-19  .  [352]  31       COVID-19     ,  «  »,  [353]  [354]   «  -     .      ,         ».  [355]  [356]               ,  ,  «   ,       »,    , ,          15  [357]  [358]  [359]     «   , ,           ».  [360]  [352]  [361]  [362]   ,   ,   ,       COVID-19   ,      ,          . Google,   ,        ,  «[d] ocs   »  [363]  [364]  
          ,       , ,          ,      .  [365]  [366]  [367]  
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11        Fremont      ,         .        : «       .       .  - ,  ,     ».  [370]   ,  ,     -              ,   «»  ,    .  [371]  [372]      ,   ,  11       ,    ,        .  [373]     , 18 ,    Tesla    -    ,  Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor Company  General Motors     .  [373]  2  2020   Tesla     COVID-19  ,   Tesla   ,  -,   ,     ,  Tesla      .  [374]  
   
 
    ,  ,           ,    .  [375]  [211]   2010      SolarCity,       25                ,    .  [376]    2011      250 000           , , ,     .  [377]  
  2014            ,       ,       8              .  [378]    ,     1                .  [379]  
  2015     10              ,      ,    .  [380]  [330]  [381]  
   2015         X Prize  [382]     « »  .  [383]  
  2018 ,            ,       480 000                   ,    .  [384]     2019   30 000    12           .  [385]  
      ACLU  .  [386]  
  2019     1      «  #TeamTrees  » -    ,   20        YouTube  [ 2]        Arbor Day  .  [387]  [388]  [389]  
 
   ,  , .     Musk Entertainment    .  [390]  
    ,       ,               .    2000     2008 .  [391]    ,   ,         ()   10 .  [392]              [393] -    2004  (  ),    2006   (,   ).         .  [394]  
 2008            ,   2010   .   2012   ,       ,  [40]  [395]     : «    .     .    -  ». «.  [396]    2013        .   2014        ;    .  [397]      2016 ,     ,         .  [398]  [399]       2016 .  [400]  
           2016 ,     -   .  [401]  [402]  
7  2018        ,   .  [403]  [404]  [405]  8  2020   ,     .  [406]  [407]     4  2020 .  [408]  [409]       Grimes,    " ^ -12"  (    EKS  -ash-  AY  -twelv  [410]     EKS  -ash-  EYE  [411]  ),        ,    ,        ,  [412]  ,      «X  -Xii " .   ,  Æ      .  [413]          "X AE A-XII",  "X"     "AE A-XII"    .  [b]  [415]  
     
6  2018       «    »        .           10   YouTube.  [416]           ,       , ,   ,  ,  .     ,     ,  : « .     ,  ,   ,    ,       ...   ».  The Washington Post  : «             ...»  [417]  Tesla   ,      - Tesla          .  [418]      ,         SpaceX      ,       The Verge,             .  [419]  [420]  
  «  60 »        : «   .   ,    ,  ,    ,   ».  [421]  
    
 2006                .  [422]  
Inc.        2007       SpaceX.  [68]  
 Index Design 2007    Tesla.  [423]         Global Green  2006    Tesla,      .  [424]  
                   2007/2008 .         Falcon 1  ,      ,    .  [425]  
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  Esquire     75    XXI   .  [108]  
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  2011  Forbes     «20     40  ».  [431]  
  2011          250 000             [432].  
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 2013      Fortune  Businessperson   SpaceX, SolarCity  Tesla.  [434]  
               16  2014 .  [435]  
 2014        Edison Achievement Award          .  [436]  
 2015        IEEE  .  [437]  
  2016   Business Insider      «-10  ,    »            .  [438]  
  2016    21              Forbes  .  [19]  
  2017        «   »  .  [439]  [440]  [441]  [442]  [443]  [444]  
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^   "Hyperloop Designed for Quick, Convenient Commute" . ABC News. March 9, 2013. Retrieved August 15,  2013 . 
 
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^   Hawkins, Andrew J. (July 14, 2017). "Talking to Hyperloop One about its big 'Kitty Hawk' moment – and what comes next" . The Verge . Retrieved July 14,  2017 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk Says He Has 'Verbal' OK To Build N.Y.-D.C. Hyperloop" . NPR.org . Retrieved July 25,  2017 . 
 
^   Markoff, John (December 11, 2015). "Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded by Silicon Valley Investors" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 15,  2015 .  
 
^   Levy, Steven (December 11, 2015). "How Elon Musk and Y Combinator Plan to Stop Computers From Taking Over" . Backchannel  on Medium . Retrieved December 15,  2015 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk, who has sounded the alarm on AI, leaves the organization he co-founded to make it safer" . CNBC . February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 28,  2018 . 
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Harris, Mark (January 23, 2019). "How Elon Musk's secretive foundation hands out his billions" . The Guardian  . Retrieved on February 1, 2019. 
 
^   "Elon Musk launches Neuralink, a venture to merge the human brain with AI" . The Verge . March 27, 2017. Retrieved April 10,  2017 . 
 
^   Golson, Jordan (January 25, 2017). "Elon Musk: "Without tunnels, we will all be in traffic hell forever" " . The Verge . Retrieved January 29,  2017 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk Will Begin Digging His "Boring Company" Tunnel in About A Month" . Fortune . Retrieved January 29,  2017 . 
 
^   Solon, Olivia (January 26, 2017). "Elon Musk to dig tunnel to ease traffic in LA, but he doesn't yet have permission"  – via The Guardian.  
 
^   Chafkin, Max (February 16, 2017). "Elon Musk Is Really Boring" . Bloomberg. Retrieved February 17,  2017 .  
 
^   Heathman, Amelia. "Elon Musk's boring machine has already built a 'test trench' in LA" . Wired UK . Retrieved February 19,  2017 .  
 
^   Hanley, Steve. "Elon Musk Talks About His Vision Of The Future At TED2017" . Gas2 . Retrieved October 16,  2017 .  
 
^   "Steve Jurvetson talks The Boring Company: Short-range EV tunnels before Hyperloop" . teslarati.com . Archived  from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14,  2017 . 
 
^   "When Boring Company Will Start Digging Northeast Hyperloop, Gov Docs Reveal : It's sooner than you think" . Inverse  . December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 22,  2018 . 
 
^   Elon Musk's Boring Company proposes tunnel system leading to LA Dodgers Stadium . Teslatrati. August 16, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018. 
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Elon Musk (December 18, 2018). The Boring Company Event Webcast   (video). Hawthorne, California : The Boring Company . Retrieved December 22,  2018  – via YouTube.  
 
^   Nelson, Laura J. "Elon Musk's Boring Co. is unveiling its tunnel, and sleepy Hawthorne is ready" . latimes.com .  
 
^   "Prufrock is alive" . February 23, 2020. Retrieved March 1,  2020 . 
 
^   "Flamethrower – The Boring Company" . boringcompany.com . boringcompany.com. Archived  from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29,  2018 . 
 
^   "Elon Musk's Boring Company is now raising money by selling flamethrowers" . CNN. January 28, 2018. Archived  from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29,  2018 . 
 
^   "Elon Musk Loves This '80s Comedy So Much He Keeps Dropping Hidden Quotes" . December 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4,  2020 . 
 
^   Elon Musk [@elonmusk]  (December 3, 2017). "The *real* money comes from merchandising. I learned it from this documentary"  (Tweet) – via Twitter .      
 
^   Smith, Nicola (July 6, 2018). "Elon Musk joins effort to free Thai boys from cave, as immediate diving attempt ruled out" . The Telegraph . London.  
 
^   Jordan, Dearbail (July 6, 2018). "Elon Musk offers to help Thai cave rescue" . BBC News . Retrieved October 25,  2018 .  
 
^   Glaser, April. "Elon Musk Is Trying to Aid the Thai Cave Rescue by Sending His Engineers and Brainstorming on Twitter" . Slate . Archived  from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 8,  2018 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk says SpaceX is building a 'kid-sized submarine' to rescue trapped soccer team" . The Verge . Archived  from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 8,  2018 . 
 
^   "Richard Stanton email correspondence" . Twitter . Archived  from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 19,  2018 . 
 
^   Ferris, Robert (July 10, 2018). "Elon Musk says his 'mini-submarine' can be used for other things" . CNBC. Retrieved July 13,  2018 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   "Tested for Thailand, SpaceX's makeshift mini-sub could serve as space escape pod" . GeekWire.com . July 8, 2018. Retrieved December 7,  2019 . 
 
^   "Let's Talk About Elon Musk's Submarine" . Hackaday . July 17, 2018. Retrieved August 11,  2018 . 
 
^   McKay, Tom. "Elon Musk Says He's Building a Tiny 'Submarine' to Rescue Thai Soccer Team Trapped in Cave" . Gizmodo . Retrieved August 28,  2018 .  
 
^   "Arcata's Wing Inflatables, SpaceX collaborate on Thailand cave rescue" . Mad River Union . Archived  from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 19,  2018 . 
 
^   "Answering Elon Musk's call for help to build Thailand's cave rescue pod in 24 hours" . Teslarati . Archived  from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 10,  2018 . 
 
^   "Boys rescued from Thai cave were sedated with ketamine" . CNN . April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 10,  2019 . 
 
^   "Thai Soccer Team's Cave Rescue Aided by Ketamine" . April 3, 2019. Retrieved December 10,  2019 . 
 
^   "Handcuffed, drugged with ketamine: Truth behind Thai cave rescue" . January 16, 2019. Retrieved December 18,  2019 . 
 
^   "Thai Navy May Put Elon Musk's Mini-Submarine to Use. One Day" . New York Times . July 12, 2018. Retrieved December 10,  2019 . 
 
^   "Elon Musk's cave rescue submarine may be used in future missions, says Thai military official" . The Independent . London. July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 10,  2019 . 
 
^   "Thai official: Elon Musk's submarine "not practical for this mission" [Updated]" . Ars Technica . Retrieved August 28,  2018 . 
 
^   "Thai king confers awards on two Australian divers for rescue of cave boys" . April 19, 2019. Retrieved September 23,  2019 . 
 
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^   Rawlinson, Kevin (July 10, 2018). "Elon Musk queries expertise of Thai cave rescue officials" . The Guardian . Retrieved July 16,  2018 .  
 
^   Suhartono, Muktita; Jacobs, Julia (July 15, 2018). "Elon Musk Defends His Rejected Mini-Sub Plan for Thai Cave" . The New York Times . Retrieved July 16,  2018 .  
 
^   Furious Elon Musk calls Thailand cave rescue diver a 'pedo'  By Linda Massarella, NYP July 15, 2018 
 
^   Baynes, Chris (July 14, 2018). "Elon Musk can 'stick his submarine where it hurts', says British caver who helped rescue Thai schoolboys" . Independent . Retrieved July 14,  2018 .  
 
^   Morris, David Z. (July 15, 2018). "Elon Musk Calls Diver in Thai Soccer Team Rescue a Pedophile" . Fortune . Retrieved July 15,  2018 .  
 
^   Michaels, Matthew (July 15, 2018). "Elon Musk calls British diver from the Thai cave rescue a 'pedo guy' after he said Elon 'can stick his submarine where it hurts' " . Business Insider . Retrieved July 15,  2018 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Levin, Sam (July 15, 2018). "Elon Musk calls British diver in Thai cave rescue a 'pedo' in baseless attack" . The Guardian . Retrieved July 15,  2018 .  
 
^   "British caver 'could sue' Elon Musk" . BBC News . July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16,  2018 . 
 
^   Safi, Michael; Levin, Sam (July 16, 2018). "British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack" . The Guardian . Retrieved July 16,  2018 .  
 
^   Browne, Ryan. "Elon Musk apologizes to British cave diver following baseless 'pedo guy' claim" . CNBC . Retrieved July 18,  2018 .  
 
^   Chang, Charis (July 18, 2018). "Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai rescue diver a 'pedo' " . news.com.au . Retrieved July 18,  2018 .  
 
^   "Twitter" . July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18,  2018 . 
 
^   Van Boom, Daniel (July 18, 2018). "Elon Musk apologises for calling Thai cave rescue diver 'pedo guy' " . CNET . Retrieved July 18,  2018 .  
 
^   Mac, Ryan. "Elon Musk Revisits Baseless Pedophile Claims" . BuzzFeed News . Retrieved August 28,  2018 .  
 
^   Mac, Ryan (August 29, 2018). "The Rescuer Elon Musk Called A "Pedo" Is Preparing A Libel Claim" . BuzzFeed News . Retrieved August 29,  2018 .  
 
^   Castillo, Michelle (August 29, 2018). "Cave explorer Elon Musk called a 'pedo guy' is preparing a lawsuit" . CNBC . Retrieved August 29,  2018 .  
 
^   Mac, Ryan (September 17, 2019). "Elon Musk Paid A Private Investigator $50,000 To Dig Up Dirt On A British Cave Rescuer He Called A "Pedo Guy" " . BuzzFeed News . Retrieved October 12,  2019 .  
 
^   Mac, Ryan; Di Stefano, Mark (October 3, 2019). "Elon Musk Hired A Convicted Felon To Investigate The Cave Rescuer Who Is Now Suing Him" . BuzzFeed News . Retrieved October 12,  2019 .  
 
^   "Musk says calling diver 'pedo' was not an accusation of pedophilia" . Deutsche Welle . September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 20,  2019 . 
 
^   Lee, Timothy B. (September 17, 2019). "Musk spent $50,000 digging into critic's personal life: "Bet ya a signed dollar it's true" was an expression of uncertainty, Musk says" . Ars Technica . Retrieved September 20,  2019 .  
 
^   Levin, Sam (September 5, 2018). "Elon Musk calls Thailand diver 'child rapist' in latest baseless attack" . The Guardian . Retrieved September 5,  2018 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk sued for libel by British Thai cave rescuer" . BBC . September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17,  2018 . 
 
^   Locklear, Mallory (September 17, 2018). "British cave diver sues Elon Musk over 'pedo guy' comments" . Engadget . Retrieved September 17,  2018 .  
 
^   Aaron Mak, Slate Magazine (December 4, 2019). "Elon Musk Says "Pedo Guy" Was a Common Insult in His Youth. We Checked With His Schoolmates" . Retrieved December 7,  2019 .  
 
^   Wong, Julia Carrie (December 4, 2019). "Elon Musk: pedo guy insult was 'not classy' but not meant literally"  – via theguardian.com.  
 
^   Kolodny, lora (May 10, 2019). "Elon Musk found not liable in 'pedo guy' defamation trial" . CNBC . Retrieved December 6,  2019 .  
 
^   "Letter to the Editor: Lawyer for Man Who Sued Musk Claims 'Justice Worked' Despite Defense Verdict" . December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 18,  2019 .(registration required )  
 
^   Whitten, Sarah (October 12, 2018). "Elon Musk's Tesla files for a trademark of 'Teslaquila' " . CNBC . Retrieved November 29,  2018 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk on Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved November 29,  2018 . 
 
^   "Elon Musk's 'Teslaquila' Faces Clash With Mexican Tequila Industry" . VOA . Reuters. Retrieved November 29,  2018 . 
 
^   "Emo G Records" . SoundCloud . Retrieved April 2,  2019 . 
 
^   Arcand, Rob (March 31, 2019). "Elon Musk Drops Surprise Rap Single "RIP Harambe" " . Spin . Retrieved April 1,  2019 .  
 
^   Fitzgerald, Trent (March 31, 2019). "Elon Musk Randomly Shares Rap Song Dedicated to Harambe" . XXL . Retrieved April 10,  2019 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   "Elon Musk just dropped an EDM track on SoundCloud" . TechCrunch . Retrieved February 3,  2020 . 
 
^   Petridis, Alexis (January 31, 2020). "Elon Musk's new EDM single reviewed – 'Bringing erectile dysfunction to the masses!' " . The Guardian . ISSN  0261-3077 . Retrieved February 3,  2020 .  
 
^   Mohamed, Theron. "' Short selling should be illegal' – Elon Musk praised a crackdown on shorts by the world's biggest pension fund | Markets Insider" . markets.businessinsider.com . Retrieved June 14,  2020 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk mocks SEC as 'Shortseller Enrichment Commission' days after settling fraud charges" . CNBC . 
 
^   Bursztynsky, Jessica (May 1, 2020). "Tesla shares tank after Elon Musk tweets the stock price is 'too high' " . CNBC . Retrieved June 14,  2020 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "Elon Musk fact-checked his own Wikipedia page and requested edits including the fact he does 'zero investing' " . Business Insider . Retrieved June 14,  2020 .  
 
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^   Musk, Elon (July 14, 2018). "To be clear, I am not a conservative. I'm registered independent & politically moderate" . @elonmusk . Twitter . Retrieved January 22,  2019 .  
 
^   Strange, Adario (November 5, 2016). "Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation taking human jobs" . mashable.com . Retrieved February 6,  2017 .  
 
^   Grush, Loren (May 11, 2020). "Elon Musk thinks the best government for Mars is a direct democracy" . The Verge . Retrieved May 11,  2020 .  
 
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^   Wattenberg, Ben. "Elon Musk and the frontier of Technology" . Think Tank . PBS.org. Retrieved June 12,  2015 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk on Trump presidency: 'I don't think he's the right guy' " . businessinsider.in . Retrieved March 21,  2017 . 
 
^   Bhuiyan, Johana (December 14, 2016). "Elon Musk and Travis Kalanick are joining Donald Trump's strategic and policy forum" . Vox . Retrieved March 7,  2020 .  
 
^   EST, Anthony Cuthbertson On 12/15/16 at 6:52 AM (December 15, 2016). "Donald Trump has asked for Elon Musk's help" . Newsweek . Retrieved March 7,  2020 .  
 
^   Lee, Dave (January 26, 2017). "Elon Musk: I'm Trump's voice of reason" . BBC News . Retrieved January 29,  2017 .  
 
^   "US quits Paris climate pact: Reaction from around the world following the US president's decision on the Paris accord" . Retrieved June 1,  2017 . 
 
^   "Elon Musk announcing departing presidential councils on Twitter" . Retrieved June 1,  2017 . 
 
^   Graham Rapier (May 12, 2020). "Trump sides with Elon Musk, says Tesla should be allowed to reopen its factory 'NOW' " . Business Insider . Retrieved May 12,  2020 .  
 
^   Evie Fordham (May 12, 2020). "Musk thanks Trump for supporting Tesla plant reopening in California" . Fox Business . Retrieved May 12,  2020 .  
 
^   Maria Jose Valero (August 10, 2019). "Elon Musk Says He Supports 2020 White House Hopeful Andrew Yang"  . Bloomberg . Retrieved August 10,  2019 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   "Elon Musk, SpaceX Founder, Battles Entrenched Rivals Over NASA Contracts" . The Huffington Post . February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 30,  2015 . 
 
^   "Obama and Congress at odds over Elon Musk" . fightforvotes.com. Archived from the original  on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30,  2015 . 
 
^   Timothy P. Carney, "Carney: Green stimulus profiteer comes under IRS scrutiny" , WashingtonExaminer.com, October 14, 2012. 
 
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^   Salant, Jonathan D. (September 27, 2013). "Billionaires Battle as Bezos-Musk Companies Vie for Launch Pad"  . Bloomberg.com . Bloomberg Business. Retrieved July 1,  2015 .  
 
^   Steven Kovach, "Elon Musk Says He Quit Mark Zuckerberg's PAC Because It Was Too Cynical" , BusinessInsider.com, May 31, 2013. 
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Becker, Sean (December 11, 2013). "Elon Musk Donated to Anti-Science Republicans" . Mic  . Policy.Mic. Retrieved June 10,  2015 .  
 
^   Werber, Cassie. "Elon Musk says tax-free carbon is "the dumbest experiment in history" " . Quartz . Retrieved August 30,  2016 .  
 
^   "Taxpayer Subsidies Helped Tesla Motors, So Why Does Elon Musk Slam Them?" . Mother Jones . Retrieved April 19,  2015 . 
 
^   Harkinson, Josh (September 2013). "Taxpayer Subsidies Helped Tesla Motors, So Why Does Elon Musk Slam Them?" . Mother Jones . Retrieved June 10,  2015 .  
 
^   Hirsch, Jerry (May 30, 2015). "Elon Musk's growing empire is fuelled by  billion in government subsidies" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 2,  2015 .  
 
^   Ferris, Harris (September 13, 2017). "Tesla's vice president of business development leaves" . cnbc.com . Retrieved May 18,  2020 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk joins the Truth Squad and so can you" . PolitiFact . Retrieved July 18,  2018 . 
 
^   "Tesla says its factory is safer. But it left injuries off the books" . Reveal . April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 18,  2018 . 
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (May 23, 2018). "Tweet on credibility website idea"  (Tweet) – via Twitter .       
 
^   "Elon Musk thinks you can crowdsource truth, but that's not how the internet works" . The Verge . Retrieved July 18,  2018 . 
 
^   "Pravda: Elon Musk's solution for punishing journalists" . Washington Post . Retrieved July 18,  2018 . 
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (May 25, 2018). "Tweet on buying Pravduh.com"  (Tweet) – via Twitter .       
 
^   "Going to Mars with Elon Musk" . OnInnovation.com . June 2008. Archived from the original  on January 8, 2016. Retrieved June 10,  2015 .Going To Mars  (alt link retrieved February 2, 2018) 
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   "Elon Musk and Rainn Wilson discuss colonizing Mars, global warming, and the fear of failure" . The Verge . March 19, 2013. Retrieved June 12,  2015 . 
 
^   "Elon Musk, CEO and CTO, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX), Peter Diamandis, CEO, X Prize Foundation and John Doerr, Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers" . YouTube. Retrieved November 4,  2015 . 
 
^   Anderson, Ross (September 30, 2014). "The Elon Musk Interview on Mars Colonization" . Aeon . Retrieved June 10,  2015 .  
 
^   "We are living in a computer simulation, Elon Musk says" . The Independent . June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 30,  2016 . 
 
^   Gibbs, Samuel (October 27, 2014). "Elon Musk: artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat" . The Guardian . Retrieved December 15,  2015 .  
 
^   "Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking think we should ban killer robots" . Washington Post . July 28, 2015. Archived  from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 5,  2017 . 
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Hern, Alex (June 18, 2014). "Elon Musk says he invested in DeepMind over 'Terminator' fears" . Retrieved June 10,  2015  – via The Guardian .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Kosoff, Maya (January 15, 2015). "Elon Musk Is Donating Million To Keep Killer Robots From Taking Over The World" . Business Insider . Retrieved December 15,  2015 .  
 
^   Muoio, Danielle (December 11, 2015). "Elon Musk just announced a new artificial intelligence research company" . Tech Insider. Retrieved December 11,  2015 .  
 
^   Clifford, Catherine (July 24, 2017). "Mark Zuckerberg: Elon Musk's doomsday AI predictions are irresponsible" . cnbc.com . Retrieved April 26,  2019 .  
 
^   Elkus, Adam (October 31, 2014). "Don't Fear Artificial Intelligence" . Slate . Retrieved May 15,  2016 .  
 
^   Artificial Intelligence Alarmists Win ITIF's Annual Luddite Award , ITIF Website, January 19, 2016 
 
^   "' Artificial intelligence alarmists' like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking win 'Luddite of the Year' award" . The Independent (UK)  . January 19, 2016. Retrieved February 25,  2018 . 
 
^   Price, Emily (December 24, 2015). "Elon Musk nominated for 'luddite' of the year prize over artificial intelligence fears" . The Guardian . Retrieved February 25,  2018 .  
 
^   "Anticipating artificial intelligence" . Nature . 532  (7600): 413. April 26, 2016. Bibcode :2016Natur.532Q.413. . doi :10.1038/532413a  . PMID  27121801 . 
 
^   Ivan Mehta (May 14, 2020). "Facebook's head of AI thinks Elon musk has 'no idea what he's talking about' – and he's not alone" . The Next Web .  
 
^   Sam Shead (May 13, 2020). "Elon Musk has a complex relationship with the A.I. community" . CNBC .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Brown, Mike (December 15, 2017). "Elon Musk Sparks Heated Twitter Debate Over Boring Company's Vision" . Inverse . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Hunt, Elle (December 21, 2017). "' I met my wife on a train platform': Twitter responds to Elon Musk with positive public transport stories" . The Guardian . ISSN  0261-3077 . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Marshall, Aarian (December 14, 2017). "Elon Musk Really Doesn't Like Mass Transit Systems He's Trying to Build" . WIRED . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Toderian, Brent (December 18, 2017). "Elon Musk may say bad things about public transit, but I asked Twitter to share their #GreatThingsThatHappenedOnTransit! As usual, Twitter responded in spades. Here are some of my favourites for posterity—please enjoy & share!" . @BrentToderian . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Hamilton-Smith, Lexy (March 23, 2017). "Brisbane's urban planning 'average' and making residents sick, expert says" . ABC News . Retrieved December 26,  2017 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Morris, David Z. (December 16, 2017). "Elon Musk Calls Transit Expert 'An Idiot,' Says Public Transport 'Sucks' " . Fortune . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Walker, Jarrett (December 14, 2017). "In cities, @elonmusk's hatred of sharing space with strangers is a luxury (or pathology) that only the rich can afford. Letting him design cities is the essence of elite projection" . @humantransit . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Walker, Jarrett (July 31, 2017). "The Dangers of Elite Projection" . Human Transit . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Musk, Elon (December 14, 2017). "You're an idiot" . @elonmusk . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Musk, Elon (December 14, 2017). "Sorry" . @elonmusk . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Musk, Elon (December 14, 2017). "Meant to say "sanctimonious idiot" " . @elonmusk . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^   Krugman, Paul (December 19, 2017). "Elon Musk's idea of a cogent argument: 'You're an idiot' " . @paulkrugman . Retrieved December 23,  2017 .  
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   Kolodny, Lora (March 17, 2020). "Tesla factory is still open for business as Musk tells employees 'I will personally be at work' " . CNBC .  
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 6, 2020). "The coronavirus panic is dumb"  (Tweet) – via Twitter .       
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (January 31, 2020). "Meant to say other forms of 'the cold', not influenza..."  (Tweet) – via Twitter .       
 
^   "" Sheriff Tells Tesla It's Not as 'Essential' as Musk Thinks" " . March 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4,  2020 . 
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 17, 2020). "danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona imo"  (Tweet). Retrieved June 4,  2020  – via Twitter .       
 
^   "Coronavirus: Elon Musk 'child immunity' tweet will stay online" . BBC News . 
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 31, 2020). """"  (Tweet). Retrieved March 21,  2020  – via Twitter .       
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 20, 2020). """"  (Tweet). Retrieved March 22,  2020  – via Twitter .       
 
^   Isobel Asher Hamilton (March 20, 2020). "Elon Musk tweeted a piece of misinformation about children being 'essentially immune' to the coronavirus, but Twitter isn't taking it down" . Business Insider .  
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 19, 2020). "Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April"  (Tweet). Retrieved May 5,  2020  – via Twitter .       
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (March 19, 2020). "Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable. Family gatherings with close contact between kids & grandparents probably most risky"  (Tweet). Retrieved May 5,  2020  – via Twitter .       
 
^   Brandom, Russell (April 29, 2020). "Elon Musk is dangerously wrong about the novel coronavirus" . The Verge . Retrieved May 6,  2020 .  
 
^   Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (April 26, 2020). "Docs make good points"  (Tweet) – via Twitter .       
 
^   "Tesla Plan to Keep Factory Open Thrown Up in Air by Sheriff" . March 18, 2020. Retrieved June 4,  2020 . 
 
^   U.S. Department of Homeland Security (December 4, 2018). "Critical Manufacturing Sector" . Retrieved June 4,  2020 .  
 
^   Higgins, Tim (March 18, 2020). "Sheriff Quashes Elon Musk's Aim to Keep Tesla Production Humming" . Wall Street Journal . ISSN  0099-9660 . Retrieved May 6,  2020 .  
 
^   "Tesla, Inc. Q1 2020 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast" . Tesla, Inc . 
 
^   Naughtie, Andrew (April 20, 2020). "Elon Musk calls for end to 'fascist' coronavirus lockdown 'forcibly imprisoning people in their homes' " . The Independent .  
 
^   Rapier, Graham (May 12, 2020). "' If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me': Elon Musk confirms Tesla is restarting its factory against local rules" . Business Insider . Retrieved May 17,  2020 .  
 
^   "Tesla files lawsuit against California county over plant shutdown" . NBC News . 
 
^   "Tesla withdraws Alameda County lawsuit as Fremont factory returns to normal operations" . May 21, 2020. Retrieved June 4,  2020 . 
 
^ Jump up to:  a   b   "Breaking virus lockdown rules, suing officials, threatening staff, raging on Twitter. Just Elon Musk things" . The Register . May 12, 2020. 
 
^   O'Kane, Sean (June 2, 2020). "Tesla worker tests positive for COVID-19 after New York factory reopens" . The Verge . Retrieved June 3,  2020 .  
 
^   "Musk Foundation" . muskfoundation.org . 
 
^   "Elon Musk and SolarCity Donate Solar Power Project to Coastal Response Center in Alabama" . Enhanced Online News . Business Wire. Archived from the original  on October 5, 2011. 
 
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Further reading  
Davenport, Christian. The Space Barons; Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos . PublicAffairs (2018). ISBN  978-1610398299  
Fernholz, Tim. Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2018). ISBN  978-1-328-66223-1  
Vance, Ashlee . Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future  . Virgin Books (2015). ISBN  978-0753555620 . Afterthoughts by Ashlee Vance  
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