--- title: "7 Cars Quotes By Elon Musk" description: "7 Cars quotes by Elon Musk. Plus more from Elon Musk and more Cars sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/elon-musk-1138_cameras_i-think-tesla-will-most-likely-develop-i_1107374.jpg" --- > [I think Tesla will most likely develop its own autopilot system for the car, as I think it should be camera-based, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-think-tesla-will-most-likely-develop-its-own-autopilot-system-for/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/elon-musk-1138_cameras_i-think-tesla-will-most-likely-develop-i_1107374.jpg) > [The U.S. automotive industry has been selling cars the same way for over 100 years, and there are many laws in place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/the-u-s-automotive-industry-has-been-selling-cars-the-same-way-for/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/elon-musk-1138_100-years_the-u-s-automotive-industry-has-been-sel_1201938.jpg) > [I like the word 'autopilot' more than I like the word 'self-driving.' 'Self-driving' sounds like it's going to do something you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-like-the-word-autopilot-more-than-i-like-the-word-self-driving-self/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/elon-musk-1138_a-good-thing_i-like-the-word-autopilot-more-than-i-li_1304021.jpg) > [The problem with car dealerships is you've already decided what you want to buy before you even go there, and you're really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/the-problem-with-car-dealerships-is-you-ve-already-decided-what-you/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/elon-musk-1138_annoying_the-problem-with-car-dealerships-is-you_2073503.jpg) > [We polled Tesla owners, do you want autopilot disabled or not. Not one person wanted it disabled. That's pretty telling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/we-polled-tesla-owners-do-you-want-autopilot-disabled-or-not-not-one/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/elon-musk-1138_autopilot_we-polled-tesla-owners-do-you-want-autop_2480627.jpg) > [Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/self-driving-cars-are-the-natural-extension-of-active-safety-and/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/elon-musk-1138_active_self-driving-cars-are-the-natural-extens_2919116.jpg) > [I've actually made a prediction that within 30 years a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-ve-actually-made-a-prediction-that-within-30-years-a-majority-of/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/elon-musk-1138_car_i-ve-actually-made-a-prediction-that-wit_3051338.jpg) ## Other authors on Cars ## More by Elon Musk > [Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/nobody-wants-to-buy-a-60-000-electric-civic-but-people-will-pay-90/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it's probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-think-we-should-be-very-careful-about-artificial-intelligence-if-i/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [Most people can learn a lot more than they think they can. They sell themselves short without trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/most-people-can-learn-a-lot-more-than-they-think-they-can-they-sell/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [Some companies out there quote a start of production that is substantially in advance of when customers get their cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/some-companies-out-there-quote-a-start-of-production-that-is/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/a-company-is-a-group-organized-to-create-a-product-or-service-and-it/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-m-glad-to-see-that-bmw-is-bringing-an-electric-car-to-market-that-s/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [When we got Tesla going at the very beginning, if you asked me what I thought the odds of success were, I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/when-we-got-tesla-going-at-the-very-beginning-if-you-asked-me-what-i/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [If we drive down the cost of transportation in space, we can do great things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/if-we-drive-down-the-cost-of-transportation-in-space-we-can-do-great/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/in-order-for-us-to-have-a-future-that-s-exciting-and-inspiring-it-has/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/the-lessons-of-history-would-suggest-that-civilisations-move-in/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I'm not trying to be anyone's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/the-value-of-beauty-and-inspiration-is-very-much-underrated-no/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [If something's important enough, you should try. Even if - the probable outcome is failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/if-something-s-important-enough-you-should-try-even-if-the-probable/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [You should be innovating so fast that you're invalidating your prior patents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/you-should-be-innovating-so-fast-that-you-re-invalidating-your-prior/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-could-either-watch-it-happen-or-be-a-part-of-it/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) > [I'm anti-tax, but I'm pro-carbon tax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/i-m-anti-tax-but-i-m-pro-carbon-tax/) [Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cars/elon-musk/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cars Quotes By Elon Musk", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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