Apple co-founder Wozniak: Musk is dishonest, the level of entrepreneur is not as good as Jobs

Beijing, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Steve Wozniak) made a mockery of Elon Musk (Elon Musk) in an interview on Thursday, saying that he is not honest and that the level of entrepreneurship is not as good as that of Steve Jobs.

Wozniak accused Musk of being dishonest. Wozniak said he thought Musk and his late friend Steve Jobs were "very similar" in persuading people to believe their products, but that was all they had in common. "I classify them as people with communication skills, and they want to be seen as important people, like cult leader leaders." Wozniak said. He added that he did not believe that Musk was an entrepreneur at the same level as Jobs and that "no matter what they said, a lot of people would follow them."

He also said Mr Musk was not honest. "my life has always been based on complete honesty," Mr Wozniak said. "everything you say is true. You don't hide things. You can't make it up. You can't make yourself look better. When you see Musk and Tesla, a lot of honesty disappears."

Wozniak said Musk and Tesla "robbed" his family because of Tesla's promotion of his autopilot technology. He said he bought a Tesla in 2016 because he believed it would soon be self-driving across the country, probably after listening to Musk. But even if he spent another $50, 000 to upgrade his car, equipped with better cameras and sensors, the car still won't automatically travel across the country. Tesla's car requires licensed drivers to monitor the autopilot system at all times.

Finally, he said that while he admired Tesla's efforts to accelerate the large-scale popularization of electric vehicles, he was "a little tired of" Musk's ability to use marketing jargon, which he considered "dishonest". Mr Musk and Tesla have not commented.