Tesla design chief takes shot at Apple, claims there's 'nothing to look forward to'
Tesla Senior Design Executive Franz von Holzhausen recently criticized Apple, stating that the company's products are "just a slight refinement on the same thing."

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In a recent interview with Spike's Car Radio, the Tesla executive took shots at Apple, insinuating that the company isn't breaking any ground with its product design.
"The sad part about Apple products now is like there's nothing to look forward to. I feel like it's just a continuation," Holzhausen said. "It's just a slight refinement on the same thing."
Additionally, Holzhausen said that "inspirationally, it's been hard to get super motivated by what they're doing."
The Tesla design chief did acknowledge that he wears an Apple Watch, but said he only does so "because of the fitness thing side to it."
"Otherwise I haven't really found much purpose to [the Apple Watch], other than the fitness part," he said.
Holzhausen joined Tesla in 2008 after stints at Mazda, General Motors, and Volkswagen. During his time at Tesla, Holzhausen has been responsible for leading design on the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck.
This isn't the first time that a Tesla executive has taken a pot-shot at Apple. Back in 2015, CEO Elon Musk called the Cupertino tech giant the "Tesla graveyard, stating that Apple is where former Tesla employees end up if they "don't make it."
Although Tesla and Apple aren't direct rivals, the latter company is known to be working on an all-electric "Apple Car" that could bring both companies into competition with each other. Some analysts believe that Apple could be Tesla's biggest threat if the "Apple Car" comes to fruition.
Apple and Tesla both regularly poach employees and engineers from each other. Most recently, Apple hired a Tesla engineer to work on its own secretive self-driving car project.
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In a recent interview with Spike's Car Radio, the Tesla executive took shots at Apple, insinuating that the company isn't breaking any ground with its product design.
"The sad part about Apple products now is like there's nothing to look forward to. I feel like it's just a continuation," Holzhausen said. "It's just a slight refinement on the same thing."
Additionally, Holzhausen said that "inspirationally, it's been hard to get super motivated by what they're doing."
The Tesla design chief did acknowledge that he wears an Apple Watch, but said he only does so "because of the fitness thing side to it."
"Otherwise I haven't really found much purpose to [the Apple Watch], other than the fitness part," he said.
Holzhausen joined Tesla in 2008 after stints at Mazda, General Motors, and Volkswagen. During his time at Tesla, Holzhausen has been responsible for leading design on the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck.
This isn't the first time that a Tesla executive has taken a pot-shot at Apple. Back in 2015, CEO Elon Musk called the Cupertino tech giant the "Tesla graveyard, stating that Apple is where former Tesla employees end up if they "don't make it."
Although Tesla and Apple aren't direct rivals, the latter company is known to be working on an all-electric "Apple Car" that could bring both companies into competition with each other. Some analysts believe that Apple could be Tesla's biggest threat if the "Apple Car" comes to fruition.
Apple and Tesla both regularly poach employees and engineers from each other. Most recently, Apple hired a Tesla engineer to work on its own secretive self-driving car project.
Read on AppleInsider
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Thanks for the Laugh Franz! 😂
I'm sure he's a very smart guy at whatever he does, but sheesh, what an idiot.
Prattling petulant Prussian.
So I kind of re-cant, it's not particularly "true" because Apple does kinda come up with new stuff what? like 2-3 things a year? minimum? Hardware wise, not Software. Heck Software it's like 50-100 things if not more! But yeah in comparison to Tesla, pretty much a joke statement!
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Now if one were to drive directly from Point A to Point B at 65MPH and one get there in less time when driving a Tesla, than any other auto (doing the same 65MPH), then I would definitely call that more than just a "refinement".
How much anyone want to bet that if someone were to ask this guy for the time, he would look at his AppleWatch instead of pulling out his smartphone (which would mostly be an iPhone)? I have over half a dozen friends with an AppleWatch and none of them bought it to tell time with. But that doesn't mean that they don't use their AppleWatch for that purpose when its the most convenient way.
Plus there are things to look forward to from Apple. For one, a self driving car that don't run Stop signs, run into the back of emergency vehicles (with lights flashing), try to drive under semi-tractor trailers crossing the road ahead, driving off the road when there's a fork ahead, make unsafe lane changes, etc..