1 00:00:12,883 --> 00:00:17,163 2022 2 00:00:20,123 --> 00:00:24,923 Everyone wants to know who Elon Musk really is. 3 00:00:27,403 --> 00:00:31,523 There are clues to be found in his family history. 4 00:00:33,283 --> 00:00:35,963 Whilst his mother, Maye, is often at his side, 5 00:00:36,123 --> 00:00:38,763 he is never seen with his father. 6 00:00:42,003 --> 00:00:45,083 Who has stayed in South Africa. 7 00:00:47,723 --> 00:00:50,603 Something to steal things with, 8 00:00:50,763 --> 00:00:54,963 go to, some place and break the lock. 9 00:00:56,523 --> 00:01:01,923 My name is Errol Graham Musk, I'm Elon's father. 10 00:01:03,643 --> 00:01:06,923 I've had to do a lot of repairs on this car, 11 00:01:07,083 --> 00:01:09,323 it takes months to do this woodwork 12 00:01:09,483 --> 00:01:12,843 as you have to it a spray at a time and let it dry. 13 00:01:13,003 --> 00:01:14,723 At a time let it dry. 14 00:01:14,883 --> 00:01:17,443 My relationship with Elon is very much the same 15 00:01:17,603 --> 00:01:19,763 as my relationship I had with my father. 16 00:01:19,923 --> 00:01:21,963 We mostly communicate on email, I 17 00:01:22,123 --> 00:01:24,483 haven't spoken to him for quite a long time. 18 00:01:26,083 --> 00:01:31,203 In 2017, Elon gave an interview to Rolling Stone magazine. 19 00:01:33,763 --> 00:01:35,363 He said about his father, 20 00:01:35,523 --> 00:01:39,483 "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, 21 00:01:39,643 --> 00:01:41,363 he has done." 22 00:01:43,003 --> 00:01:46,643 You have to be a bit of a nut case really you know. 23 00:01:48,803 --> 00:01:52,083 When a gang of intruders broke into Errol's house, 24 00:01:52,243 --> 00:01:54,043 he killed three of them. 25 00:01:54,923 --> 00:01:59,163 He was charged with murder but pleaded self-defense 26 00:01:59,323 --> 00:02:01,043 and was not convicted. 27 00:02:02,003 --> 00:02:04,403 My daughter and I were attacked there by gang. 28 00:02:04,563 --> 00:02:08,363 They fired 52 shots at me and I fired two shots at them. 29 00:02:10,043 --> 00:02:14,443 I was using a magnum, so one shot killed two people. 30 00:02:14,603 --> 00:02:19,603 And the second shot, he died from a shot to the groin. 31 00:02:21,003 --> 00:02:24,603 I was charged with murder but at the inquest I did get annoyed 32 00:02:24,763 --> 00:02:28,203 when they said to me, "Couldn't you have used less violence?" 33 00:02:28,363 --> 00:02:31,123 And then I said in the inquest in the court I said, 34 00:02:31,283 --> 00:02:35,083 "Well you know, I only fired two shots. They fired 52." 35 00:02:35,243 --> 00:02:38,763 So, you know, it was silly... 36 00:02:38,923 --> 00:02:41,963 "Can't you use less violence?" Well, yeah, I don't know... 37 00:02:42,123 --> 00:02:45,763 But it's terrible, I'm not happy with that, I'm not proud of it. 38 00:02:45,923 --> 00:02:50,363 I didn't expect it, I didn't ask for it. But that's what happened. 39 00:02:50,523 --> 00:02:52,803 But I was in the military in South Africa, 40 00:02:52,963 --> 00:02:55,843 so my advice is, don't tangle with guys 41 00:02:56,003 --> 00:02:58,523 who were in the military in South Africa. 42 00:03:12,283 --> 00:03:15,963 Elon Musk is the richest man who has lived 43 00:03:16,123 --> 00:03:18,123 but says he doesn't own a house. 44 00:03:18,283 --> 00:03:20,763 He's little different than lot of other people. 45 00:03:20,923 --> 00:03:24,403 It truly embodies big thinking and risk taking. 46 00:03:26,803 --> 00:03:31,763 With a few taps from his fingers, global markets can crash and soar. 47 00:03:31,923 --> 00:03:34,923 CEO Elon Musk creating chaos with a single tweet. 48 00:03:35,083 --> 00:03:37,003 Bizarre shook confidence. 49 00:03:37,163 --> 00:03:41,323 He is creating a chip that can be put into our brains. 50 00:03:41,483 --> 00:03:43,923 -Yeah. -To a chip and a bunch of tiny wires. 51 00:03:48,963 --> 00:03:53,483 Right now, he's building rockets that could take a 100 people to Mars. 52 00:03:55,803 --> 00:04:01,363 His power and wealth continue to grow. 53 00:04:02,563 --> 00:04:06,083 No one on earth is doing more to change the world. 54 00:04:06,243 --> 00:04:07,563 Come on over, man. 55 00:04:07,723 --> 00:04:10,203 Why and why would you want to talk to me? 56 00:04:10,363 --> 00:04:14,003 Because you are the dude my friend. You are the dude. 57 00:04:14,163 --> 00:04:18,523 THIS IS ELON MUSK'S STORY 58 00:04:20,283 --> 00:04:23,123 He's done things that no other country can do. 59 00:04:23,283 --> 00:04:24,603 It's quite magnificent. 60 00:04:24,763 --> 00:04:27,923 -You're his mum and his greatest champion. -Yes. 61 00:04:28,083 --> 00:04:31,883 EX-WIVES FAMILY FRIENDS ENEMIES 62 00:04:32,043 --> 00:04:36,603 He's so dangerous. Completely, totally irresponsible. 63 00:04:36,763 --> 00:04:42,203 It's not as much fun being me as you think. I'm not sure I want to be me. 64 00:04:43,563 --> 00:04:45,523 SHOULD WE CELEBRATE HIS ACHIEVEMENTS? 65 00:04:45,683 --> 00:04:47,603 It seems strange to be handing it 66 00:04:47,763 --> 00:04:49,323 all over to private enterprise 67 00:04:49,483 --> 00:04:51,803 but I guess I'm kind of stuck in the past. 68 00:04:54,483 --> 00:04:56,243 OR BE FRIGHTENED BY HIS POWER? 69 00:04:58,003 --> 00:05:01,123 -Unstable, reckless. -I'm just being me. 70 00:05:05,523 --> 00:05:12,323 THE ELON MUSK SHOW 71 00:05:12,483 --> 00:05:16,883 TRUMP TOWER 72 00:05:22,523 --> 00:05:26,763 2016 73 00:05:26,923 --> 00:05:33,923 In 2016, a new president has just been elected. 74 00:05:34,083 --> 00:05:36,683 Elon will now need to work with a new government 75 00:05:36,843 --> 00:05:40,403 when delivering on his multi-billion dollar SpaceX contracts. 76 00:05:40,563 --> 00:05:43,563 I'm Safra Catz, I am the CEO of Oracle. 77 00:05:43,723 --> 00:05:47,083 I'm actually privileged and honored to even be here. 78 00:05:47,243 --> 00:05:49,003 Jeff Bezos, Amazon dot com. 79 00:05:49,163 --> 00:05:51,203 Super excited about the possibilities 80 00:05:51,363 --> 00:05:54,003 this could be innovation of this administration. 81 00:05:54,163 --> 00:05:56,883 Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla. 82 00:05:57,043 --> 00:06:01,723 Building rockets and cars and solar stuff in the US. 83 00:06:01,883 --> 00:06:05,523 I'm excited about expanding our manufacturing footprint in the US. 84 00:06:05,683 --> 00:06:10,123 I just want to thank everybody, this is a truly amazing group of people. 85 00:06:10,283 --> 00:06:15,083 I wanna add that I am here to help you folks do well. 86 00:06:15,243 --> 00:06:18,043 There is nobody like you in the world, in the world. 87 00:06:18,203 --> 00:06:20,563 There is nobody like the people in this room. 88 00:06:26,843 --> 00:06:28,563 Elon, move it away. 89 00:06:31,123 --> 00:06:33,443 Elon Musk is going big. 90 00:06:33,603 --> 00:06:38,323 His profile is growing with millions of Twitter followers. 91 00:06:41,363 --> 00:06:45,883 He is expanding his business empire with wildly ambitious companies, 92 00:06:46,043 --> 00:06:48,403 designed to shape our future. 93 00:06:50,483 --> 00:06:55,563 Shrouded in secrecy up until now this is Elon Musk's pet project. 94 00:06:55,723 --> 00:06:59,723 the goal is to solve the problem of the chronic traffic congestion. 95 00:07:00,923 --> 00:07:02,443 Either we try something new 96 00:07:02,603 --> 00:07:05,803 or we will be stuck in traffic hell for rest of our lives. 97 00:07:05,963 --> 00:07:08,963 Elon Musk is looking to get inside your head. 98 00:07:09,123 --> 00:07:11,163 His Neuroscience startup Neuralink 99 00:07:11,323 --> 00:07:16,083 aims to implant chips in the human brain to combat various diseases. 100 00:07:16,243 --> 00:07:19,883 Basically, an effort for man to merge with machine in a healthy way. 101 00:07:20,043 --> 00:07:23,163 To beat machines you basically have to merge with machines. 102 00:07:23,323 --> 00:07:24,803 Most likely, yes. 103 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:34,563 Perhaps his biggest call is building one of the worlds largest factories 104 00:07:34,723 --> 00:07:37,643 in the middle of the Nevada desert. 105 00:07:39,123 --> 00:07:42,923 The Gigafactory will supply the ever-growing fleet of Tesla cars 106 00:07:43,083 --> 00:07:44,963 with lithium-ion batteries. 107 00:07:46,563 --> 00:07:48,763 He needs to convince 20 thousand people 108 00:07:48,923 --> 00:07:53,283 to come to the desert and join the electric car company. 109 00:07:53,443 --> 00:07:55,963 The hope for the Gigafactory was that 110 00:07:56,123 --> 00:07:58,283 we were going to finally solve the market 111 00:07:58,443 --> 00:08:00,603 problem of not being able to produce 112 00:08:00,763 --> 00:08:03,043 or secure enough lithium-ion batteries. 113 00:08:03,203 --> 00:08:06,603 So it really was a survival mechanism. 114 00:08:11,883 --> 00:08:14,723 He announced to the world, as it's occurring to him, 115 00:08:14,883 --> 00:08:18,203 we need to build biggest battery factory the world's ever seen, 116 00:08:18,363 --> 00:08:21,523 if our own forecast is true, we won't have enough batteries 117 00:08:21,683 --> 00:08:24,123 even if we took all that are made by everyone. 118 00:08:31,003 --> 00:08:34,643 Eventually all cars will be electric with zero exception. 119 00:08:35,683 --> 00:08:37,363 It will be companies like Tesla 120 00:08:37,523 --> 00:08:41,003 and individuals like Elon Musk who lead that charge. 121 00:08:41,163 --> 00:08:44,483 Need to encourage and find people and celebrate their existence 122 00:08:44,643 --> 00:08:48,123 because that's the only hope we have for the future of the planet. 123 00:08:48,283 --> 00:08:51,603 Welcome everyone to the Gigafactory launch party. 124 00:08:51,763 --> 00:08:54,683 I hope you're having a good time. 125 00:08:57,483 --> 00:08:59,643 I love you, Elon! 126 00:09:03,803 --> 00:09:05,963 You're my hero! 127 00:09:06,123 --> 00:09:09,203 I want you to have a great time tonight. This is meant... 128 00:09:09,363 --> 00:09:14,043 To work at Tesla, I think you really need to be inspired 129 00:09:14,203 --> 00:09:18,003 by more than just the job that you're doing on a day-to-day basis 130 00:09:18,163 --> 00:09:20,603 but why they're doing it, those are the people 131 00:09:20,763 --> 00:09:22,803 that are called to the mission 132 00:09:22,963 --> 00:09:25,803 and will stay with the company and help it to succeed. 133 00:09:28,003 --> 00:09:30,723 I think you will find that the majority of people 134 00:09:30,883 --> 00:09:32,443 who worked definitely at Tesla 135 00:09:32,603 --> 00:09:38,363 and I would assume at Space X, he asks us to do the impossible. 136 00:09:38,523 --> 00:09:43,483 But it's only unattainable until you attain it, right? 137 00:09:43,643 --> 00:09:48,923 Hopefully people will buy into it and start to believe. 138 00:09:49,083 --> 00:09:52,003 -And... -We believe! 139 00:09:57,603 --> 00:10:01,363 Change the world! 140 00:10:01,523 --> 00:10:04,323 We're only able to do this because of you guys, 141 00:10:04,483 --> 00:10:07,163 so without you this could not be possible 142 00:10:07,323 --> 00:10:09,603 I want to thank you very much. 143 00:10:11,123 --> 00:10:14,123 All of our secrets are right here. 144 00:10:23,563 --> 00:10:28,243 I mean, it was a crazy sort of upwards trajectory 145 00:10:28,403 --> 00:10:30,963 from nothing to everything. 146 00:10:33,163 --> 00:10:36,083 It felt like being on a rocket. 147 00:10:36,243 --> 00:10:39,763 We were being invited places and I remember we were... 148 00:10:39,923 --> 00:10:44,523 We were at a party and actually I think I sat next to Bill Clinton. 149 00:10:45,683 --> 00:10:48,003 Elon said the great thing about being famous 150 00:10:48,163 --> 00:10:51,443 is when you sit next to somebody you don't know at party, 151 00:10:51,603 --> 00:10:54,083 they think bad conversation is their fault 152 00:10:54,243 --> 00:10:55,763 that is sort of what happens. 153 00:10:55,923 --> 00:10:58,443 Everyone sort of listens to everything he says. 154 00:10:58,603 --> 00:11:01,203 And I've had people say to me, oh, I met Elon 155 00:11:01,363 --> 00:11:04,483 you know and he, you know, I could tell he was a genius 156 00:11:04,643 --> 00:11:06,763 because he seemed incredibly distracted 157 00:11:06,923 --> 00:11:09,083 and he was clearly thinking great things. 158 00:11:09,243 --> 00:11:12,323 I'd be thinking, I know he probably just didn't like you 159 00:11:12,483 --> 00:11:13,843 or he was probably bored. 160 00:11:14,003 --> 00:11:15,803 I'd text Elon and, "Met so and so" 161 00:11:15,963 --> 00:11:18,323 and he would be like, "Yeah, really boring." 162 00:11:18,483 --> 00:11:21,083 Do that thing, Dad. 163 00:11:21,243 --> 00:11:28,163 Talulah and Elon married in 2010, they then divorced and re-married. 164 00:11:30,363 --> 00:11:34,283 Now in 2016 things are once again rocky 165 00:11:34,443 --> 00:11:38,443 and they will divorce for a second time later in the year. 166 00:11:38,603 --> 00:11:42,283 I found LA really tough from the moment I landed there. 167 00:11:42,443 --> 00:11:48,243 It was an incredible culture shock and I just wanted to come home. 168 00:11:48,403 --> 00:11:50,803 Yeah and I kept trying to come home 169 00:11:50,963 --> 00:11:55,883 but then also I do really love Elon as well and... 170 00:11:56,043 --> 00:12:00,483 So, you know, it took quite a few years of us figuring that out. 171 00:12:00,643 --> 00:12:04,043 He could kind of see the way the world was going 172 00:12:04,203 --> 00:12:07,043 in a way I just did not understand. 173 00:12:07,203 --> 00:12:10,163 And I love having that perspective 174 00:12:10,323 --> 00:12:16,403 and I am grateful for that, every part of that. 175 00:12:19,563 --> 00:12:22,843 I hope he gets humanity to Mars 176 00:12:23,003 --> 00:12:28,163 because I think that is his reason for being, more than any other. 177 00:12:33,203 --> 00:12:35,483 There are really two fundamental paths. 178 00:12:36,803 --> 00:12:39,563 One path is we stay on earth forever. 179 00:12:41,043 --> 00:12:44,203 And then there will be some eventual extinction event. 180 00:12:46,323 --> 00:12:53,283 The alternative is to become a multi planet species. That's what we want. 181 00:13:02,523 --> 00:13:08,603 Of all of Elon's dreams, building a colony on Mars is the biggest. 182 00:13:10,803 --> 00:13:16,523 Should Elon make it, he plans to set off a series of nuclear explosions. 183 00:13:21,123 --> 00:13:25,163 Vaporizing the ice caps and heating the red plant. 184 00:13:25,323 --> 00:13:30,763 In an effort to make it more habitable for humans and plants. 185 00:13:38,523 --> 00:13:42,403 Mars especially in the beginning will not be luxurious. 186 00:13:42,563 --> 00:13:48,723 It will be dangerous, cramped, difficult, hard work. 187 00:13:48,883 --> 00:13:51,003 But it will be glorious! 188 00:14:00,723 --> 00:14:03,883 Elon has bought part of a village called Boca Chica, 189 00:14:04,043 --> 00:14:05,643 next to the Gulf of Mexico. 190 00:14:08,203 --> 00:14:10,723 He is buying the residents out of their homes 191 00:14:10,883 --> 00:14:14,283 and creating a base to build his spaceships. 192 00:14:15,643 --> 00:14:20,363 The plan is for a mission to Mars in 2029. 193 00:14:22,243 --> 00:14:24,523 I can't take a selfie! 194 00:14:24,683 --> 00:14:28,203 I must actually work, if I do one selfie, I must do many selfies. 195 00:14:28,363 --> 00:14:29,723 This is the problem. 196 00:14:29,883 --> 00:14:31,923 In order to be fair, If I do a selfie, 197 00:14:32,083 --> 00:14:34,963 then I get trapped in selfie land. 198 00:14:35,123 --> 00:14:37,043 What are the plans for coming months? 199 00:14:37,203 --> 00:14:40,123 You from the news? Oh, okay, cool. 200 00:14:42,163 --> 00:14:48,003 Well, as you can see we're building a production facility here, 201 00:14:48,163 --> 00:14:49,603 a real production facility. 202 00:14:49,763 --> 00:14:52,883 Can you tell us a little bit about what you're building? 203 00:14:53,043 --> 00:14:55,123 A spaceship. 204 00:14:55,283 --> 00:14:59,083 Please join me in welcoming Elon Musk! 205 00:15:01,643 --> 00:15:06,403 What I want to try and achieve here is to make Mars seems possible 206 00:15:06,563 --> 00:15:11,283 and make it seem something we can do in our lifetimes. 207 00:15:11,443 --> 00:15:12,923 And that you can go. 208 00:15:15,723 --> 00:15:20,243 This is to give you a sense of size. It's quite big. 209 00:15:27,603 --> 00:15:30,563 But it kind of needs to be about this size 210 00:15:30,723 --> 00:15:32,723 because in order to fit 100 people 211 00:15:32,883 --> 00:15:36,603 or there abouts in the pressurized section, plus carry the luggage 212 00:15:36,763 --> 00:15:41,043 and all of the unpressurized cargo, to build propellant plants 213 00:15:41,203 --> 00:15:45,843 and build everything from iron foundries to pizza joints, 214 00:15:46,003 --> 00:15:49,363 to you name it, we need to carry a lot of cargo. 215 00:15:52,483 --> 00:15:56,443 Elon's plan is to send thousands of spaceships to Mars 216 00:15:56,603 --> 00:16:00,923 in order to build a new civilization. 217 00:16:01,083 --> 00:16:03,883 In order to build a self-sustaining city, 218 00:16:04,043 --> 00:16:07,603 its needs to be a million people or something like that. 219 00:16:09,803 --> 00:16:13,283 If moving to Mars costs, $100,000 dollars, 220 00:16:13,443 --> 00:16:15,723 then I think almost anyone can work 221 00:16:15,883 --> 00:16:19,403 and save up and eventually be able to go to Mars if they want to. 222 00:16:23,523 --> 00:16:27,363 If you look at who the most famous human being 223 00:16:27,523 --> 00:16:30,443 in all of human history is. 224 00:16:30,603 --> 00:16:34,643 I can tell you who that is but I can't tell you what their name is 225 00:16:34,803 --> 00:16:39,203 I can't tell you what sex the person is but I can tell you 226 00:16:39,363 --> 00:16:43,323 it's going to be the first human born on another planet like Mars right, 227 00:16:43,483 --> 00:16:46,643 so this vision is what drives Elon. 228 00:16:48,283 --> 00:16:51,203 FEBRUARY 2018 229 00:16:56,883 --> 00:17:00,403 There are a number of steps on the road to Mars, 230 00:17:00,563 --> 00:17:04,923 the first is a successful launch of the Falcon Heavy. 231 00:17:05,083 --> 00:17:07,963 This will demonstrate that a significant payload 232 00:17:08,123 --> 00:17:11,043 can be launched into earths orbit. 233 00:17:11,203 --> 00:17:14,803 You are looking at a live view of the Falcon Heavy. 234 00:17:14,963 --> 00:17:17,323 Yes, the Falcon Heavy. 235 00:17:17,483 --> 00:17:22,043 Falcon Heavy is essentially three Falcon Nine rockets 236 00:17:22,203 --> 00:17:23,683 all strapped together 237 00:17:23,843 --> 00:17:27,843 which means it can carry much larger payloads not only to Earth orbit 238 00:17:28,003 --> 00:17:30,483 but to the Moon and Mars as well. 239 00:17:30,643 --> 00:17:34,083 Okay, everything's great guys, party time. 240 00:17:34,243 --> 00:17:38,123 It must be experienced live. I can't... 241 00:17:39,603 --> 00:17:41,443 It's just... 242 00:17:41,603 --> 00:17:46,083 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, 243 00:17:46,243 --> 00:17:50,883 five, four, three, two, one. 244 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:09,163 You see them both light up? 245 00:18:23,643 --> 00:18:25,323 That's unreal! 246 00:18:31,683 --> 00:18:34,803 Once the rockets have lifted the Falcon Heavyinto orbit, 247 00:18:34,963 --> 00:18:38,683 they then detach themselves and land back on earth. 248 00:18:48,003 --> 00:18:50,203 When the Falcon Heavy is in orbit, 249 00:18:50,363 --> 00:18:53,123 it's then able to release the cherry red Tesla 250 00:18:53,283 --> 00:18:55,723 which is heading towards Mars. 251 00:19:27,443 --> 00:19:28,963 It's kind of silly and fun 252 00:19:29,123 --> 00:19:31,523 but that's silly and fun things are important. 253 00:19:31,683 --> 00:19:36,443 I mean, it's still tripping me out. I'm tripping balls here. 254 00:19:41,643 --> 00:19:43,643 For Elon's final trick, 255 00:19:43,803 --> 00:19:46,963 he successfully lands the two falcon rockets. 256 00:19:58,443 --> 00:20:01,203 And the falcons have landed. 257 00:20:03,123 --> 00:20:05,083 Well, you have to give him credit. 258 00:20:06,403 --> 00:20:09,563 He is one of our great geniuses, so we have to protect them. 259 00:20:09,723 --> 00:20:11,483 We have to protect Thomas Edison 260 00:20:11,643 --> 00:20:13,923 and we have to protect all of these people 261 00:20:14,083 --> 00:20:16,723 that came up originally with the lightbulb 262 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:19,203 and the wheel and all of these things 263 00:20:19,363 --> 00:20:21,763 and he is one of our very smart people 264 00:20:21,923 --> 00:20:23,883 and we want to cherish those people, 265 00:20:24,043 --> 00:20:26,803 that's very important but he's done a very good job. 266 00:20:26,963 --> 00:20:30,723 The success and showmanship of this rocket launch 267 00:20:30,883 --> 00:20:33,323 only adds to Elon's public profile. 268 00:20:34,603 --> 00:20:39,043 For many he is turning in to a real-life superhero. 269 00:20:41,683 --> 00:20:43,963 It's a long way from where it started. 270 00:20:48,003 --> 00:20:53,203 In 1970's South Africa in a city called Pretoria. 271 00:20:54,763 --> 00:20:58,803 South Africa was a bit of rapscallion setup, you know. 272 00:21:01,243 --> 00:21:04,083 Getting knocked about was pretty normal. 273 00:21:04,243 --> 00:21:05,923 If you did well in at school, 274 00:21:06,083 --> 00:21:09,763 they would wait for you at the exit at the school 275 00:21:09,923 --> 00:21:11,963 and pommel you with their bags. 276 00:21:12,123 --> 00:21:14,883 And if you call that bullying, we had a lot of that. 277 00:21:17,403 --> 00:21:19,403 Elon was a good reader very early on. 278 00:21:19,563 --> 00:21:23,483 Elon was keen about reading about Napoleon, about Alexander the Great 279 00:21:23,643 --> 00:21:29,043 and he even had a copy of Napoleons last will and testament 280 00:21:29,203 --> 00:21:31,003 which was in French. 281 00:21:31,163 --> 00:21:35,083 People would say to him, are you reading that big thick book, 282 00:21:35,243 --> 00:21:39,243 some idiot would say to him and Elon would say, "What are you stupid? 283 00:21:39,403 --> 00:21:42,283 "You think I'm just looking at the pictures or what?" 284 00:21:42,443 --> 00:21:47,563 So, you know... But he liked to be with the adults in company. 285 00:21:47,723 --> 00:21:49,923 If other kids were running around playing, 286 00:21:50,083 --> 00:21:51,803 he would like to sit with adults. 287 00:21:51,963 --> 00:21:54,563 He was told, why don't you play with children? 288 00:21:54,723 --> 00:21:56,803 He'd say, "I'd rather sit with adults." 289 00:21:56,963 --> 00:22:03,243 This engine was used for many, many cars from about 1968 to 1986. 290 00:22:06,403 --> 00:22:10,003 I had a lot of nice cars during Elon's youth. 291 00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:13,043 Porsche and Mercedes, 292 00:22:13,203 --> 00:22:16,563 Ferrari and Maserati. 293 00:22:17,523 --> 00:22:20,403 He was interested in taking doors apart and that stuff. 294 00:22:20,563 --> 00:22:24,083 Because sometimes you had to fix something and he would do it. 295 00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:26,403 He would open it up for himself for me. 296 00:22:26,563 --> 00:22:28,803 I wouldn't say he was the best mechanic. 297 00:22:28,963 --> 00:22:32,363 Most amateur mechanics are a little bit ham handed 298 00:22:32,523 --> 00:22:35,803 but he would certainly try. 299 00:22:35,963 --> 00:22:40,003 He was definitely not a boring child. 300 00:22:44,043 --> 00:22:49,603 Tesla has launched the Roadster and the model S but for eclectic cars 301 00:22:49,763 --> 00:22:55,963 to take over, the more affordable model 3 needs to be a success. 302 00:22:56,123 --> 00:23:00,523 The scaling of the company was a challenge 303 00:23:00,683 --> 00:23:04,723 and Elon definitely had a handful of people that he trusted 304 00:23:04,883 --> 00:23:09,483 and he put in place in charge of the Gigafactory and design and etcetera. 305 00:23:09,643 --> 00:23:13,043 There was so much on his plate that he couldn't be because 306 00:23:13,203 --> 00:23:15,883 he liked to be very involved in lot of the details 307 00:23:16,043 --> 00:23:20,723 but that way of working was starting to fracture. 308 00:23:20,883 --> 00:23:23,003 Tesla reporting first quarter results, 309 00:23:23,163 --> 00:23:25,723 we can't call them earnings because it's a loss. 310 00:23:25,883 --> 00:23:28,483 This is 15-year-old company that genuinely risks 311 00:23:28,643 --> 00:23:30,763 running out of cash in 2018. 312 00:23:30,923 --> 00:23:34,643 APRIL 2018 313 00:23:37,243 --> 00:23:41,523 As well as production issues, there are also cash flow issues. 314 00:23:41,683 --> 00:23:44,443 Investors are starting to get nervous. 315 00:23:47,363 --> 00:23:50,403 There were things that would come out of his mouth 316 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:53,363 and words that he would say to people that 317 00:23:53,523 --> 00:23:56,203 under any amount of stress were not okay. 318 00:24:01,243 --> 00:24:03,643 He was more erratic. 319 00:24:03,803 --> 00:24:07,203 I can count three times that he got really upset with me. 320 00:24:09,763 --> 00:24:13,123 And the last time, he was yelling at me 321 00:24:13,283 --> 00:24:15,683 about a mistake that someone on my team made. 322 00:24:17,443 --> 00:24:23,603 And he was really angry. 323 00:24:25,403 --> 00:24:28,363 And there was a disconnect. 324 00:24:28,523 --> 00:24:31,083 I wasn't seeing Elon. I was seeing this person 325 00:24:31,243 --> 00:24:33,763 being overtaken by this anger. 326 00:24:36,083 --> 00:24:39,123 And it was so bizarre. In kind of the blink of an eye, 327 00:24:39,283 --> 00:24:43,883 I saw him snap out of it and recognize that it was me. 328 00:24:44,043 --> 00:24:48,203 And it was fine and he apologized to me the next day. 329 00:24:50,403 --> 00:24:57,123 But it was in that moment that I decided, I've hit my limit. 330 00:24:57,283 --> 00:24:59,163 And it is time to go. 331 00:25:03,883 --> 00:25:05,883 As the CEO of Tesla, 332 00:25:06,043 --> 00:25:10,683 every quarter Elon is asked questions by Wall Street investors. 333 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:15,963 In May 2018, he is irritated by their questions. 334 00:25:16,123 --> 00:25:19,283 So where specifically will you be in terms of Musk: 335 00:25:19,443 --> 00:25:22,643 Next, next. 336 00:25:22,803 --> 00:25:26,123 Boring, bonehead questions are not cool. Next. 337 00:25:26,283 --> 00:25:29,723 We have no interest in satisfying the desires of day traders, 338 00:25:29,883 --> 00:25:33,363 like I couldn't care less, please sell our stock and don't buy it. 339 00:25:33,523 --> 00:25:37,003 If people are concerned they shouldn't buy our stock. 340 00:25:37,163 --> 00:25:42,203 JMP says it's bizarre. RBC says the call shook confidence. 341 00:25:42,363 --> 00:25:45,163 This is not okay because if you stripped away Tesla 342 00:25:45,323 --> 00:25:48,283 and you didn't know who the CEO was you would come away 343 00:25:48,443 --> 00:25:51,043 from conference call, most people would at least 344 00:25:51,203 --> 00:25:53,123 and say company is not run properly. 345 00:25:53,283 --> 00:25:56,683 This company just cost us two billion dollars in market cap 346 00:25:56,843 --> 00:25:58,403 because of what the CEO did. 347 00:26:08,843 --> 00:26:12,043 The pressure on Elon Musk continues to mount. 348 00:26:13,363 --> 00:26:15,843 There are problems on the factory floor. 349 00:26:17,243 --> 00:26:21,763 Whistle blowers from his Giga factory contact journalists with information. 350 00:26:23,963 --> 00:26:26,763 Am I wrinkly? 351 00:26:26,923 --> 00:26:29,683 Linette Lopez breaks the story. 352 00:26:31,323 --> 00:26:37,923 The first piece I wrote about Tesla was in the spring of 2018 353 00:26:38,083 --> 00:26:41,203 and it was called, "Elon Musk Doesn't Care About You". 354 00:26:41,363 --> 00:26:46,283 It was shortly after Elon Musk had sat on a earnings call 355 00:26:46,443 --> 00:26:50,643 and insulted a bunch of the investment bankers 356 00:26:50,803 --> 00:26:53,003 trying to ask questions about the company. 357 00:26:53,163 --> 00:26:57,883 Digging even deeper, there were many environmental violations 358 00:26:58,043 --> 00:27:04,603 which was crazy considering that this guy was trying to save the planet. 359 00:27:04,763 --> 00:27:11,603 And I just realized Elon's project is Elon and it's not about anyone else. 360 00:27:15,723 --> 00:27:19,243 A secret whistleblower approaches Linette 361 00:27:19,403 --> 00:27:23,083 to discuss the waste issues within Tesla. 362 00:27:26,523 --> 00:27:28,563 As he was working in the factory, 363 00:27:28,723 --> 00:27:32,683 he saw all the waste, all the incompetence. 364 00:27:32,843 --> 00:27:35,123 It was a whole mess. 365 00:27:37,203 --> 00:27:39,363 He emailed Elon Musk 366 00:27:39,523 --> 00:27:44,843 and said, "Look, our manufacturing process is so disjointed. 367 00:27:45,003 --> 00:27:46,803 Elon did respond to that email 368 00:27:46,963 --> 00:27:50,883 and say, "Yes, at Tesla, we need to lower our scrap count. 369 00:27:51,043 --> 00:27:52,723 This is crucial." 370 00:27:52,883 --> 00:27:55,003 And that's when I realized how damaging 371 00:27:55,163 --> 00:27:57,443 what I had written actually was. 372 00:27:59,203 --> 00:28:03,163 Linette publishes an article based on confidential documents leaked to her 373 00:28:03,323 --> 00:28:08,483 by the whistle blower, reporting that 40 percent of the raw materials 374 00:28:08,643 --> 00:28:13,963 used to produce the batteries needed to be scrapped or reworked. 375 00:28:14,123 --> 00:28:18,723 Automakers around the world have really minimal scrap. 376 00:28:18,883 --> 00:28:24,283 And here was Tesla, its share price beating all these legacy automakers. 377 00:28:24,443 --> 00:28:29,323 And they waste hundreds of millions of dollars on waste. 378 00:28:29,483 --> 00:28:33,163 That, to me, was also something investors should know. 379 00:28:33,323 --> 00:28:35,323 It's not something you see every day, 380 00:28:35,483 --> 00:28:37,843 well-known CEO calling out reporter publicly 381 00:28:38,003 --> 00:28:39,723 but that's exactly what happened 382 00:28:39,883 --> 00:28:41,963 last week when Tesla founder, Elon Musk 383 00:28:42,123 --> 00:28:44,443 criticized Business Insider's Linette Lopez 384 00:28:44,603 --> 00:28:46,443 over her coverage of the company. 385 00:28:46,603 --> 00:28:48,963 Linette Lopez is with us in studio today. 386 00:28:49,123 --> 00:28:52,203 This all started because Musk took issue with a story 387 00:28:52,363 --> 00:28:55,243 that you posted on Business Insider on June 4th. 388 00:28:55,403 --> 00:28:59,363 What my reporting indicates is that the mission of Tesla 389 00:28:59,523 --> 00:29:03,323 is not really quite in line with the manufacturing of Tesla. 390 00:29:03,483 --> 00:29:08,643 And after that article, that's when Elon started harassing me on Twitter. 391 00:29:12,603 --> 00:29:15,563 All of his fans are stalking me and making fun of me. 392 00:29:18,563 --> 00:29:22,563 And pretty soon after that, he started looking into the person 393 00:29:22,723 --> 00:29:26,003 who might be feeding me this information. 394 00:29:28,523 --> 00:29:33,683 After some internal investigations the whistle blower is located. 395 00:29:33,843 --> 00:29:37,843 It's a worker on the assembly line called Martin Tripp. 396 00:29:38,843 --> 00:29:42,563 Leaking internal documents to the press is in breach of his contract 397 00:29:42,723 --> 00:29:45,003 and he is fired. 398 00:29:46,123 --> 00:29:49,923 But the after effects of the spat still rumble on. 399 00:29:50,083 --> 00:29:52,963 At one point, the Nevada police are called 400 00:29:53,123 --> 00:29:57,083 and are told Martin is on his way to the Gigafactory with a gun. 401 00:29:57,243 --> 00:30:01,243 You're not under arrest, just checking you for weapons, okay? 402 00:30:01,403 --> 00:30:03,683 -You don't have any guns on you? -No, no. 403 00:30:03,843 --> 00:30:06,363 Do you mind if I just pat you down real quick. 404 00:30:06,523 --> 00:30:08,803 How did this get so blown outta... 405 00:30:08,963 --> 00:30:14,323 I was whistleblowing about all the waste and... 406 00:30:14,483 --> 00:30:21,043 There's like 732 cars that have problems with the cells. 407 00:30:21,203 --> 00:30:26,203 They keep saying that I'm stealing data still and I'm not that smart. 408 00:30:26,363 --> 00:30:30,003 Gotcha, well, don't worry. 409 00:30:31,523 --> 00:30:34,563 We just to find out what's going on because everybody... 410 00:30:34,723 --> 00:30:37,163 He tells such big lies. 411 00:30:37,323 --> 00:30:41,723 For Martin, this situation was a disaster. It upended his home life. 412 00:30:41,883 --> 00:30:44,323 He couldn't work for a very long time. 413 00:30:45,563 --> 00:30:48,763 Elon did what he did to Martin to make sure everyone at Tesla 414 00:30:48,923 --> 00:30:52,243 understood the consequences of speaking to the press. 415 00:30:52,403 --> 00:30:55,123 TRIPP WAS NOT CARRYING GUN WHEN POLICE STOPPED HIM. 416 00:30:55,283 --> 00:30:57,803 POLICE NEVER FOUND OUT WHO MADE FALSE TIP. 417 00:31:00,083 --> 00:31:03,403 Two weeks later, Elon will once again find himself 418 00:31:03,563 --> 00:31:06,523 in the middle of a news story. 419 00:31:06,683 --> 00:31:11,523 But this time it's an event on the other side of the world. 420 00:31:12,683 --> 00:31:17,163 As water continued to rise, equipment for a serious diving operation 421 00:31:17,323 --> 00:31:22,003 was transferred by hand and by hoist deep into the cave. 422 00:31:24,443 --> 00:31:27,203 JULY 2018 423 00:31:28,883 --> 00:31:32,363 In the Tham Luang cave in Northern Thailand, 424 00:31:32,523 --> 00:31:35,483 12 boys and their football coach are trapped. 425 00:31:36,563 --> 00:31:38,923 The world becomes gripped by the story 426 00:31:39,083 --> 00:31:42,003 waiting to see if they can be rescued alive. 427 00:31:42,163 --> 00:31:45,843 But it remains unclear how they're going to get the children out. 428 00:31:46,003 --> 00:31:50,123 Without the boys needing to use scuba equipment. 429 00:31:50,283 --> 00:31:52,963 Despite the mounting issues for Elon, 430 00:31:53,123 --> 00:31:57,123 he decides to allocate some of his engineers to build a mini submarine 431 00:31:57,283 --> 00:32:00,883 that he believes can save the stranded children. 432 00:32:05,563 --> 00:32:09,323 Elon flies to Thailand to talk to the Thai rescue team 433 00:32:09,483 --> 00:32:12,243 and deliver his mini submarine. 434 00:32:15,163 --> 00:32:19,123 But as he arrives, the rescue is already under way. 435 00:32:20,523 --> 00:32:24,883 The 13 trapped people are successfully rescued. 436 00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:27,563 British cave diver Vernon Unsworth, 437 00:32:27,723 --> 00:32:32,923 is at the heart of the rescue and is unimpressed by Elon's submarine. 438 00:32:33,083 --> 00:32:36,843 The submarine I believe was about 5 foot 6 long, rigid, 439 00:32:37,003 --> 00:32:42,283 so it wouldn't have gone around corners, or around any obstacles. 440 00:32:42,443 --> 00:32:45,723 It wouldn't have made the first 50 meters into the cave 441 00:32:45,883 --> 00:32:48,323 from the dive start point. 442 00:32:48,483 --> 00:32:51,123 Just a PR stunt. 443 00:32:52,443 --> 00:32:57,323 Irritated by the rescuer's comments, Elon takes to Twitter... 444 00:32:57,483 --> 00:33:02,483 When Elon tweets, he just goes what's in his mind at the moment. 445 00:33:02,643 --> 00:33:04,443 MAYE MUSK ELON'S MOTHER 446 00:33:04,603 --> 00:33:05,923 Yeah. 447 00:33:06,083 --> 00:33:08,283 Some I understand and some I don't. 448 00:33:11,483 --> 00:33:16,043 When Twitter first started, I used to call it naughty Twitter fingers. 449 00:33:16,203 --> 00:33:18,643 Because I'd be like, please don't, stop, 450 00:33:18,803 --> 00:33:21,723 there's no need to do that, don't do that. 451 00:33:21,883 --> 00:33:25,443 Three days later, Elon returns to Twitter and apologizes 452 00:33:25,603 --> 00:33:30,163 but for Vernon the damage has already been done. 453 00:33:30,683 --> 00:33:33,203 Vern Unsworth, a hero of the rescue, 454 00:33:33,363 --> 00:33:36,683 should have been enjoying morning's cave cleansing ceremony. 455 00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,723 Instead, he was fuming. 456 00:33:40,883 --> 00:33:42,723 It's not finished. 457 00:33:44,003 --> 00:33:47,483 What is your sense of this trial as it begins? 458 00:33:47,643 --> 00:33:49,923 How has it damaged you? 459 00:33:50,083 --> 00:33:52,243 Vernon decides to sue Elon. 460 00:33:55,443 --> 00:33:59,443 18 months later they face each other in court. 461 00:33:59,603 --> 00:34:01,603 What is expected to be a fiery trial, 462 00:34:01,763 --> 00:34:03,803 pitting the richest man in Los Angeles 463 00:34:03,963 --> 00:34:06,603 against a British cave expert. Now did Elon Musk 464 00:34:06,763 --> 00:34:09,763 imply Vernon Unsworth was a Pedophile? 465 00:34:09,923 --> 00:34:11,283 And did he take quote 466 00:34:11,443 --> 00:34:14,243 "reasonable care to determine whether that was true 467 00:34:14,403 --> 00:34:17,283 before he said it" Jury's going to have to decide that. 468 00:34:17,443 --> 00:34:20,803 Elon Musk was described as in court as a billionaire bully 469 00:34:20,963 --> 00:34:22,883 but the jury saw it differently. 470 00:34:23,043 --> 00:34:27,443 The jury said the tweet was an insult, not an accusation. 471 00:34:27,603 --> 00:34:31,963 Vernon went toe to toe with a billionaire bully. 472 00:34:32,123 --> 00:34:35,123 Not many people have the courage to do that. 473 00:34:36,203 --> 00:34:38,723 It's a combination of, he doesn't realize 474 00:34:38,883 --> 00:34:41,683 quite what the impact of his words 475 00:34:41,843 --> 00:34:44,243 are going to be in a lot of cases. 476 00:34:44,403 --> 00:34:49,523 And in a lot of other cases, I just don't think he cares. 477 00:34:49,683 --> 00:34:54,443 -How is Mr. Musk with the decision? -Everyone is well. Thank you all. 478 00:34:54,603 --> 00:34:56,843 ELON WINS ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE 479 00:34:57,003 --> 00:34:59,443 THAT WHAT HE CLAIMED ABOUT VERNON WAS TRUE 480 00:34:59,603 --> 00:35:02,563 That is why he's so dangerous on Twitter 481 00:35:02,723 --> 00:35:08,803 because he's a powerful person who is completely, totally irresponsible. 482 00:35:13,603 --> 00:35:17,323 Elon's Twitter account is now one of the biggest in the world. 483 00:35:17,483 --> 00:35:20,363 He has 22 million followers. 484 00:35:23,963 --> 00:35:26,083 Check, check one, two, three. 485 00:35:26,243 --> 00:35:27,963 On August the 7th, 486 00:35:28,123 --> 00:35:31,923 he sends a tweet saying that he is thinking of taking Tesla private 487 00:35:32,083 --> 00:35:36,123 by buying out other share holders, this inflates Tesla's stock price. 488 00:35:36,283 --> 00:35:38,683 Good evening, everybody thanks for joining us, 489 00:35:38,843 --> 00:35:42,603 here is Stephine Bacon and Stephen Peakin co directors of enforcement. 490 00:35:42,763 --> 00:35:46,403 They'll deliver remarks and will take questions, I'll hand it over. 491 00:35:46,563 --> 00:35:49,683 We start with the Tweet heard around the world. 492 00:35:49,843 --> 00:35:52,523 CEO Elon Musk creating chaos with single tweet 493 00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:54,763 which led to the stock soaring 494 00:35:54,923 --> 00:35:57,723 and then being halted and the soaring once again. 495 00:35:57,883 --> 00:36:02,203 Today the SEC filed securities for our charges against Elon Musk 496 00:36:02,363 --> 00:36:04,643 the chairman and CEO of Tesla motors 497 00:36:04,803 --> 00:36:07,523 stemming from his August 7th, 2018, 498 00:36:07,683 --> 00:36:09,883 statements disseminated over Twitter that 499 00:36:10,043 --> 00:36:12,243 he was considering taking Tesla private. 500 00:36:12,403 --> 00:36:15,043 I see a smile, do you want to say something? 501 00:36:15,203 --> 00:36:18,203 -Do you want to say something? -What about the SEC? 502 00:36:18,363 --> 00:36:21,003 After the courtcase, Elon agrees to settle. 503 00:36:21,163 --> 00:36:26,363 There is a 20 million dollar fine, he steps down as the chairman of Tesla 504 00:36:26,523 --> 00:36:30,723 and agrees to have his tweets checked before they are sent. 505 00:36:30,883 --> 00:36:33,283 Thank you very much. 506 00:36:33,443 --> 00:36:38,083 Have you had any of your tweets censored since the settlement? 507 00:36:38,243 --> 00:36:39,563 -No. -None. 508 00:36:39,723 --> 00:36:42,203 Someone has to read them before they go out? 509 00:36:42,363 --> 00:36:44,443 -No. -So your tweets are not supervised? 510 00:36:44,603 --> 00:36:48,723 The only tweets that would have to say, reviewed, 511 00:36:48,883 --> 00:36:54,803 would be if a tweet had a probability of causing a movement in the stock. 512 00:36:54,963 --> 00:36:58,443 But how do they know if it's going to move the market 513 00:36:58,603 --> 00:37:02,123 if they're not reading all of them, before you send them? 514 00:37:02,283 --> 00:37:05,283 Well, I guess we might make some mistakes, who knows? 515 00:37:05,443 --> 00:37:10,123 -Are you serious? -Nobody's perfect. 516 00:37:13,883 --> 00:37:18,283 I want to be clear, I do not respect the SEC. 517 00:37:18,443 --> 00:37:20,083 I do not respect them. 518 00:37:23,443 --> 00:37:25,243 One of the things about Elon Musk 519 00:37:25,403 --> 00:37:28,003 is that he hates when other people win. 520 00:37:29,283 --> 00:37:32,043 And he hates when people... more than anything, 521 00:37:32,203 --> 00:37:34,803 I think, he hates when people bet against him. 522 00:37:34,963 --> 00:37:37,323 It's like a real thing for him. 523 00:37:40,083 --> 00:37:43,003 I think that what Elon realized 524 00:37:43,163 --> 00:37:46,923 after his 420 tweet was, "I got to be careful. 525 00:37:47,083 --> 00:37:50,043 I don't need to cause this havoc and this mayhem 526 00:37:50,203 --> 00:37:52,643 "but at the same time, they can't stop me." 527 00:37:55,403 --> 00:37:57,603 There was a tweet afterwards where he said 528 00:37:57,763 --> 00:38:01,123 that he had a new acronym for what the SEC, stood for. 529 00:38:01,283 --> 00:38:05,163 It was Suck Elon's, yeah. 530 00:38:07,163 --> 00:38:09,403 He really likes to fuck with them. 531 00:38:09,563 --> 00:38:12,843 That's the most powerful person in the world right there. 532 00:38:15,043 --> 00:38:18,843 It was definitely a defining moment for Elon and I think after that, 533 00:38:19,003 --> 00:38:22,443 he was just over it all. He was just done with it. 534 00:38:22,603 --> 00:38:25,883 That was it, he started doing whatever he really wanted to. 535 00:38:26,043 --> 00:38:29,243 Billionaire Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame 536 00:38:29,403 --> 00:38:31,203 like we've never seen him before. 537 00:38:31,363 --> 00:38:33,043 Smoking pot on YouTube. 538 00:38:33,203 --> 00:38:35,683 SEPTEMBER 2018 539 00:38:35,843 --> 00:38:37,283 So is that a joint? 540 00:38:39,003 --> 00:38:40,403 Or is it a cigar? 541 00:38:40,563 --> 00:38:43,963 Tesla's CEO Elon Musk is the subject of a new controversy 542 00:38:44,123 --> 00:38:47,523 after he appeared to smoke marijuana during a podcast interview. 543 00:38:54,003 --> 00:38:58,083 -Billionaire, Tesla head Elon Musk. -What is he up to? 544 00:38:58,243 --> 00:38:59,643 We know what he's up to. 545 00:38:59,803 --> 00:39:04,323 Once again seeming to dare people to call him out. 546 00:39:04,483 --> 00:39:06,443 I think the concern is his ego. 547 00:39:06,603 --> 00:39:09,723 Why did he make himself you know smoking pot with Joe Rogan 548 00:39:09,963 --> 00:39:13,643 that he tried to make mini submarine to save those boys in Thailand. 549 00:39:13,803 --> 00:39:16,163 Stop making yourself the news! 550 00:39:16,323 --> 00:39:17,963 Ladies and gentleme... 551 00:39:18,123 --> 00:39:20,723 With the noise growing around Elon's behavior, 552 00:39:20,883 --> 00:39:24,963 Elon decides to go on one of the biggest shows on American TV, 553 00:39:25,123 --> 00:39:29,763 to reveal something about himself that he has not mentioned before. 554 00:39:33,563 --> 00:39:36,203 Thank you, thank you very much. 555 00:39:36,363 --> 00:39:39,603 It's an honor to be hosting. I am making history tonight 556 00:39:39,763 --> 00:39:45,323 as the first person with Asperger's to host SNL. 557 00:39:45,483 --> 00:39:48,283 I would not call it Asperger's chronic, 558 00:39:48,443 --> 00:39:50,323 I'd call it Asperger's acute. 559 00:39:50,483 --> 00:39:52,363 Or at least the first to admit it. 560 00:39:52,523 --> 00:39:59,323 Once we get our mind on something, we tend to not stop. 561 00:39:59,483 --> 00:40:03,723 Not you can't sleep but you wake up, you go to bed with it in your head 562 00:40:03,883 --> 00:40:06,163 and you wake up with it in your head. 563 00:40:06,323 --> 00:40:11,643 You focus on it entirely, continually, 564 00:40:11,803 --> 00:40:15,123 to the point that you might forget to eat. 565 00:40:15,283 --> 00:40:21,283 Not ever, you know you can't get the person to say, look, quit. 566 00:40:21,443 --> 00:40:23,443 Quit now. Quit now. Stop this. 567 00:40:23,603 --> 00:40:27,163 It's a kind of passion or something that 568 00:40:27,323 --> 00:40:29,523 possesses you to just keep on trying, 569 00:40:29,683 --> 00:40:31,243 keep on trying. 570 00:40:32,563 --> 00:40:38,843 After his divorce from Talulah Riley, Elon dates Amber Heard. 571 00:40:41,083 --> 00:40:45,443 But in 2018 he appears at the MET Gala with Grimes, 572 00:40:45,603 --> 00:40:48,403 an electro-pop artist. 573 00:40:51,283 --> 00:40:55,523 Elon Musk and Grimes met in the modern way through Twitter. 574 00:40:55,683 --> 00:41:00,163 They both made similar nerdy joke 575 00:41:00,323 --> 00:41:05,763 about a scary AI theory of the future called Roko's basilisk 576 00:41:05,923 --> 00:41:08,283 which I don't really even get 577 00:41:08,443 --> 00:41:11,043 and that her interests are all the same as his, 578 00:41:11,203 --> 00:41:14,043 her music is very technologically orientated 579 00:41:14,203 --> 00:41:16,803 she makes everything digitally. 580 00:41:18,163 --> 00:41:21,123 If I could be the fly on the wall 581 00:41:21,283 --> 00:41:25,523 in any relationship that we know in this world. 582 00:41:25,683 --> 00:41:27,603 From the moment they got together 583 00:41:27,763 --> 00:41:31,043 I was always like, god I would love to be in a room with them. 584 00:41:32,683 --> 00:41:35,803 Grimes and Elon have had two children together. 585 00:41:35,963 --> 00:41:40,763 Exa Dark Sideræl and X æ a-xii. 586 00:41:47,523 --> 00:41:49,923 She told me repeatedly 587 00:41:50,083 --> 00:41:53,363 that Musk has this theory of her that she's not real, 588 00:41:53,523 --> 00:41:58,443 that she's a simulation who was created by him 589 00:41:58,603 --> 00:42:03,123 and exists in his cerebral cortex as sort of the perfect companion for him 590 00:42:03,283 --> 00:42:04,683 which sounds little crazy 591 00:42:04,843 --> 00:42:08,483 and maybe even a little creepy, except she agrees with it. 592 00:42:10,843 --> 00:42:13,403 She said she does feel like in some way, 593 00:42:13,563 --> 00:42:16,723 she's like this simulation who is perfectly created for him. 594 00:42:16,883 --> 00:42:21,083 I think Elon is busier than I have ever been. 595 00:42:21,243 --> 00:42:25,083 And even when I'm with him, I don't see him much 596 00:42:25,243 --> 00:42:27,403 unless I sit in the back of the meetings 597 00:42:27,563 --> 00:42:31,723 but then a wife or girlfriend doesn't have that. 598 00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:34,723 So, they really don't see that much if him at all. 599 00:42:36,323 --> 00:42:38,963 LAUNCH AMERICA 600 00:42:39,123 --> 00:42:42,323 LAUNCHING AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS 601 00:42:42,483 --> 00:42:45,683 ON AMERICAN ROCKETS 602 00:42:45,843 --> 00:42:48,803 FROM AMERICAN SOIL 603 00:42:48,963 --> 00:42:50,763 MAY 2020 604 00:42:50,923 --> 00:42:56,363 These are steps to a new era of space flight and this is the rocket 605 00:42:56,523 --> 00:42:59,443 but by Space X, a company about to make history 606 00:42:59,603 --> 00:43:02,923 by carrying people into space. 607 00:43:03,083 --> 00:43:06,403 And there they are NASA Astronauts. 608 00:43:08,643 --> 00:43:11,163 Doug on the left, Bob on the right. 609 00:43:12,803 --> 00:43:16,603 Now they are getting into the Tesla model X that's going to take them 610 00:43:16,763 --> 00:43:20,363 to the launch pad, strapped into their seats. 611 00:43:20,523 --> 00:43:25,563 And those falcon wing doors are closing. Super sleek. 612 00:43:26,843 --> 00:43:29,923 With the imminent launch of the Crewed Dragon space-craft, 613 00:43:30,083 --> 00:43:34,163 President Trump has flown in to witness a day of national importance. 614 00:43:49,283 --> 00:43:52,323 I want to say this is a very exciting day for our country. 615 00:43:54,883 --> 00:43:58,683 I thank Elon for, who has been a friend of mine for a long time, 616 00:43:58,843 --> 00:44:02,683 somebody I have great respect for but this is 24/7 for you. 617 00:44:02,843 --> 00:44:04,723 You're always thinking about this, 618 00:44:04,883 --> 00:44:08,563 you're thinking about other things too. But this has been your baby. 619 00:44:08,723 --> 00:44:12,923 I told my team this is not simply top priority, this is the only priority. 620 00:44:13,083 --> 00:44:15,163 That's great. 621 00:44:15,323 --> 00:44:17,443 T-minus 15 seconds. 622 00:44:17,603 --> 00:44:20,643 This will be the first time private company has attempted 623 00:44:20,803 --> 00:44:22,803 to transport astronauts into space. 624 00:44:24,763 --> 00:44:29,683 Elon will be fulfilling his contract with the US government and NASA. 625 00:44:29,843 --> 00:44:34,763 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, 626 00:44:34,923 --> 00:44:41,003 five, four, three, two, one, zero. Ignition. 627 00:44:47,803 --> 00:44:50,643 Lift off of the Falcon 9 Crew Dragon. 628 00:44:50,803 --> 00:44:56,283 Go Nasa, go SpaceX, God speed Bob and Doug! 629 00:44:56,443 --> 00:45:01,603 Flying crew on board dragon and Falcon 9 and look at them go! 630 00:45:03,243 --> 00:45:07,083 He's one of our great brains and we like great brains. 631 00:45:07,243 --> 00:45:09,283 Elon's done a fantastic job. 632 00:45:09,443 --> 00:45:12,403 And this is just the beginning, they're going to Mars. 633 00:45:12,563 --> 00:45:15,683 And I think anyone of you that was an inspiration 634 00:45:15,843 --> 00:45:18,083 to see what we just saw. 635 00:45:20,923 --> 00:45:23,923 Right now, everything continuing to look good. 636 00:45:25,243 --> 00:45:27,883 Well, everyone. Welcome aboard Dragon. 637 00:45:28,043 --> 00:45:34,523 My name is Doug, next to me is Bob, you probably know him. 638 00:45:34,683 --> 00:45:37,403 We have Bob Benkin from SpaceX demo two mission, 639 00:45:37,563 --> 00:45:40,603 entering the international space station. 640 00:45:53,603 --> 00:45:56,163 I will tell you the whole world saw this mission 641 00:45:56,323 --> 00:46:00,763 and we are so, so proud of everything you have done for our country 642 00:46:00,923 --> 00:46:03,483 and in fact to inspire the world. 643 00:46:03,643 --> 00:46:05,403 We sure appreciate that, sir, 644 00:46:05,563 --> 00:46:08,963 it has obviously been out honor to be just a small part of this. 645 00:46:09,123 --> 00:46:11,443 We need to give credit to Space X. 646 00:46:13,283 --> 00:46:18,243 We are just really glad to be on board this magnificent complex. 647 00:46:25,243 --> 00:46:29,363 2021 648 00:46:29,523 --> 00:46:33,643 Three, two, one, ignition 649 00:46:44,683 --> 00:46:49,843 Starship is the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle, ever built. 650 00:46:50,923 --> 00:46:53,803 6 minutes 10 seconds to the flight, we're down... 651 00:46:53,963 --> 00:46:57,403 It is designed to be fully re-usable. 652 00:46:57,563 --> 00:47:01,643 ...vertical and transition to one engine for the landing burn. 653 00:47:05,363 --> 00:47:09,523 Landing the 100 ton spacecraft proves challenging. 654 00:47:28,523 --> 00:47:33,643 But on the 5th attempt, the engineers at SpaceX crack it. 655 00:47:45,363 --> 00:47:47,043 Starship is the spacecraft 656 00:47:47,203 --> 00:47:51,843 that will fulfill Elon's ultimate dream of flying to Mars. 657 00:47:53,803 --> 00:47:58,603 So this is the most inspiring thing I have ever seen. 658 00:48:03,843 --> 00:48:06,523 We're faced with a choice which future do you want. 659 00:48:06,683 --> 00:48:09,843 Do you want the future where we're space faring civilization 660 00:48:10,003 --> 00:48:13,243 and are in many worlds? And are out there amongst the stars, 661 00:48:13,403 --> 00:48:17,803 or one where we are forever confined to Earth and I say it is the first. 662 00:48:21,763 --> 00:48:24,163 He wants to be known as the greatest engineer 663 00:48:24,323 --> 00:48:27,763 that we have seen in our lifetimes. 664 00:48:27,923 --> 00:48:30,803 He genuinely wants to move humankind forward 665 00:48:30,963 --> 00:48:33,723 and he wants us to challenge ourselves. 666 00:48:35,603 --> 00:48:39,363 That is a more exciting future for humankind 667 00:48:39,523 --> 00:48:43,403 from his standpoint than one where we are forever anchored to Earth. 668 00:48:48,283 --> 00:48:50,323 There is no question he'll go to Mars. 669 00:48:50,483 --> 00:48:52,283 Why he's doing the Boring Company? 670 00:48:52,443 --> 00:48:54,123 It's going to send one up there 671 00:48:54,283 --> 00:48:56,843 he can bore underground, you can have some shade. 672 00:48:57,003 --> 00:49:01,043 Why think he's doing electric? Because you can use solar in Mars 673 00:49:01,203 --> 00:49:05,163 and you can solar to battery, battery to vehicle, battery to home. 674 00:49:05,323 --> 00:49:08,683 Why do you think he's doing that? Because you got to have that. 675 00:49:08,843 --> 00:49:11,203 You can't go up there and plug something in. 676 00:49:13,003 --> 00:49:14,683 There's a much bigger picture 677 00:49:14,843 --> 00:49:19,563 in Elon's mind than what mere mortals are aware of today. 678 00:49:19,723 --> 00:49:22,003 But when you step back and you look at it, 679 00:49:22,163 --> 00:49:26,403 some way or another it all goes together. 680 00:49:26,563 --> 00:49:30,763 Let's make this real, let's make this real! 681 00:49:36,683 --> 00:49:40,923 And I have also learnt and I think a lot of people have learnt 682 00:49:41,083 --> 00:49:45,163 that if he says that he can do it, don't discount Elon, 683 00:49:45,323 --> 00:49:51,083 don't say no to Elon, you are going to lose, you're going to lose. 684 00:49:53,163 --> 00:49:56,083 2022 685 00:49:56,243 --> 00:49:58,203 We know how the media treats you... 686 00:49:58,363 --> 00:50:00,003 -So, well! -Yeah. 687 00:50:00,163 --> 00:50:02,683 I don't have a question for you today, 688 00:50:02,843 --> 00:50:06,843 I just want to say on behalf of my six-year-old at home, Kyler Scott, 689 00:50:07,003 --> 00:50:10,163 who's watching right now who thinks you're awesome as well, 690 00:50:10,323 --> 00:50:13,363 thank you for making the world a better place. 691 00:50:18,803 --> 00:50:20,123 Thank you. 692 00:50:20,283 --> 00:50:26,523 In the summer of 2022, Elon has over a 100 million followers on Twitter. 693 00:50:29,523 --> 00:50:31,923 I think Tesla would continue to do very well 694 00:50:32,083 --> 00:50:34,763 even if I were kidnapped by aliens. 695 00:50:38,043 --> 00:50:41,123 Or went back to my home planet maybe? 696 00:50:45,323 --> 00:50:49,403 Population of Mars is still zero people! 697 00:50:49,563 --> 00:50:56,403 Elon! When are you taking us to space? We are waiting. 698 00:50:56,563 --> 00:50:59,363 He is now the richest man in the world 699 00:50:59,523 --> 00:51:02,403 and has become a divisive character, 700 00:51:02,563 --> 00:51:04,803 many believe he should spend his billions 701 00:51:04,963 --> 00:51:08,163 helping to solve the problems on earth. 702 00:51:08,323 --> 00:51:11,763 You're asking those billionaires who are going to space, 703 00:51:11,923 --> 00:51:16,323 the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to help... 704 00:51:16,483 --> 00:51:20,363 Every four seconds someone is dying out there from hunger related causes. 705 00:51:20,523 --> 00:51:23,323 Wake up, smell the coffee and help! 706 00:51:23,483 --> 00:51:28,563 The days when these guys not only get to rake it all in 707 00:51:28,723 --> 00:51:33,403 but rub everyone else's nose in it while they head off into outer space 708 00:51:33,563 --> 00:51:36,923 while they declare they did this all on their own 709 00:51:37,083 --> 00:51:39,963 while they were subsidized by the federal government 710 00:51:40,123 --> 00:51:42,123 and subsided by every waitress 711 00:51:42,283 --> 00:51:46,603 and by every public-school teacher who paid their taxes. This is wrong! 712 00:51:52,603 --> 00:51:57,083 Elon is really dedicated to saving this planet. 713 00:52:00,563 --> 00:52:04,203 I'm happy to say that SpaceX and Tesla 714 00:52:04,363 --> 00:52:07,483 are in the hands of my brilliant son. 715 00:52:07,643 --> 00:52:10,603 Well, genius son. We admire him for that. 716 00:52:10,763 --> 00:52:14,243 We don't want to be him because with those companies 717 00:52:14,403 --> 00:52:17,443 he gets a lot of hate. 718 00:52:17,603 --> 00:52:23,203 Stop being mean to him! I hate it when the media are mean to him! 719 00:52:23,363 --> 00:52:25,323 Why didn't you use the money 720 00:52:25,483 --> 00:52:28,723 to do something for charity, philanthropy, 721 00:52:28,883 --> 00:52:30,323 more good with that money. 722 00:52:30,483 --> 00:52:32,563 I do a lot of things, philanthropically. 723 00:52:32,723 --> 00:52:37,163 He gets up every morning thinking what can I do for humanity today? 724 00:52:37,323 --> 00:52:42,603 How can I do something that will be impactful to humanity of the future? 725 00:52:42,763 --> 00:52:44,963 That's what he is focused on. 726 00:52:48,043 --> 00:52:54,443 Elon is not going to buy Twitter. Oh, he's got himself a mess. 727 00:52:54,603 --> 00:52:57,923 He said the other day, "I have never voted for a Republican", 728 00:52:58,083 --> 00:53:01,283 I said, "I didn't know that", he said that he voted for me. 729 00:53:01,443 --> 00:53:03,243 So he is another bullshit artist. 730 00:53:03,403 --> 00:53:07,003 But he's not going to be buying it, he's not going to be buying it. 731 00:53:07,163 --> 00:53:10,403 He might later, who the hell knows what's going to happen. 732 00:53:12,563 --> 00:53:14,883 Everything about Elon is a contradiction. 733 00:53:15,043 --> 00:53:17,803 There's this incredible inventor 734 00:53:17,963 --> 00:53:20,403 and then there's this person who makes 735 00:53:20,563 --> 00:53:23,403 some pretty silly business decisions. 736 00:53:27,043 --> 00:53:30,083 Elon and these... a lot of these tech guys, 737 00:53:30,243 --> 00:53:35,843 are just casting themselves as heroes in their favorite sci-fi novels. 738 00:53:36,883 --> 00:53:38,723 A lot of those books are dark 739 00:53:38,883 --> 00:53:43,363 because they're about a hero who saves the world from dystopia. 740 00:53:43,523 --> 00:53:48,563 Of course, if you're going to be that hero, dystopia has to exist first. 741 00:53:48,723 --> 00:53:50,803 I do have some dark dreams 742 00:53:50,963 --> 00:53:55,163 I don't know why I've always had those from when I was a kid. 743 00:53:57,043 --> 00:54:01,723 Vivid dreams that are often scary. 744 00:54:01,883 --> 00:54:07,723 In Elon's mind, that dystopia is coming and they want to be that hero. 745 00:54:07,883 --> 00:54:11,683 And the work that they do is to aggrandize that vision. 746 00:54:11,843 --> 00:54:13,163 It's not about you or me 747 00:54:13,323 --> 00:54:16,843 it's not about the truth of what's going to happen to our planet. 748 00:54:17,003 --> 00:54:20,683 It's just really a monument to their childhood. 749 00:54:25,523 --> 00:54:29,323 He learned everything about Tesla, Einstein. 750 00:54:29,483 --> 00:54:32,123 He has learned everything that they knew 751 00:54:32,283 --> 00:54:34,683 and he's trying to take it to the next level. 752 00:54:34,843 --> 00:54:37,483 So, I think he's the closest thing that we have 753 00:54:37,643 --> 00:54:40,043 to that kind of a figure in our day and age 754 00:54:40,203 --> 00:54:43,363 and I think by the time he is done building his legacy 755 00:54:43,523 --> 00:54:46,483 it will be unquestionable that he is a accumulation 756 00:54:46,643 --> 00:54:49,163 of Einstein, Tesla and Rockefeller. 757 00:54:49,323 --> 00:54:52,083 When you set out to do something incredibly hard, 758 00:54:52,243 --> 00:54:55,723 there are going to be a lot of hard days that go along with that. 759 00:54:57,363 --> 00:54:59,363 Okay, thank you! 760 00:54:59,523 --> 00:55:03,323 You Tweeted that you are building 761 00:55:03,483 --> 00:55:08,883 a tunnel under Washington DC, why? 762 00:55:09,043 --> 00:55:13,963 What is it? Well, it's a secret plot just between us. 763 00:55:14,123 --> 00:55:16,283 There are part of him you'll never know, 764 00:55:16,443 --> 00:55:18,443 how did he get so strong willed. 765 00:55:18,603 --> 00:55:21,083 I would say without a doubt that he is genuine. 766 00:55:21,243 --> 00:55:23,043 There is not a shred of doubt, 767 00:55:23,203 --> 00:55:26,683 there isn't ulterior motive or a secret greedy 768 00:55:26,843 --> 00:55:31,243 You know I'm gonna have my volcano island...like no! 769 00:55:31,403 --> 00:55:36,323 He leads with his heart on his sleeve in a very honest, 770 00:55:36,483 --> 00:55:39,203 I would say in an almost overly honest 771 00:55:39,363 --> 00:55:43,123 projection of both opportunity and risk. 772 00:55:43,283 --> 00:55:45,003 We're all going to die someday. 773 00:55:45,163 --> 00:55:49,843 And if you're going to pick some place to die, then why not Mars. 774 00:55:56,883 --> 00:56:00,323 2029? 775 00:56:08,643 --> 00:56:12,643 TRANSLATOR CREDIT Iyuno-SDI Group