As Tesla (Tesla) Released it Quarterly financial report on Monday, Elon Musk Lash out at the opponent Apple In more than one earnings conference call, he left a clear impression of the Silicon Valley technology giant’s thinking.
There have been reports in recent months Apple is building its own electric self-driving car, The company has been tight-lipped about this.according to NBC Finance ChannelThe project is called Titan and is run by Doug Field, who returned to Apple in 2018 after working at Tesla for five years.
The news outlet said that many engineers and executives have given up Tesla and went to work for Apple.
But during the earnings call, Musk quickly accused Apple of using cobalt, a material used in lithium-ion batteries for smartphones and electric cars.
Musk said, as CNBC reported, “I think Apple uses almost 100% cobalt in their batteries, mobile phones and laptops, but Tesla does not use cobalt in the iron phosphate group. Hardly use cobalt,”
Musk insisted, “On a weighted average basis, we might use 2% cobalt instead of Apple’s 100% cobalt. Anyway, so this is really not a factor.”
The use of cobalt has come under fire for its use of child labor in production.
In a human rights lawsuit filed on behalf of 14 parents and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, both Apple and Tesla were named as defendants. They claimed that their children were killed or killed because cobalt powers smartphones, laptops, and electric cars. Disabled, protector Report.
The news outlet said that Google, Dell and Microsoft were also named in a lawsuit filed by the human rights company International Rights Advocates in Washington, DC.
Musk later criticized Apple again in the conference call, saying that Apple uses a “walled garden” to control which software can be installed on its iPhone through its App Store.
“Our goal is to support the emergence of sustainable energy,” Musk said. Business insider“This is not about creating a walled garden and using it to beat our competitors. This is sometimes used by some companies.”
The billionaire then coughed and said, “Apple.”
Apple’s “walled garden” approach is under scrutiny by lawmakers and other companies, including an antitrust trial earlier this year.
Musk also said that unless he has “very important things” to say, he will not appear on future Tesla earnings conference calls.
Tesla delivery 206,421 cars in the second quarter of 2021, Exceeding the target of 200,000 for the quarter.
As of 11:51 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, Tesla’s stock price was $634.65, down $22.97, or 3.49%.
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