Elon Musk Turned Down Tesla-Uber Partnership Offer Made By Travis Kalanick, New Book Says
May 19, 2017
Soon after Apple announced in May 2016 it was investing $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service, Didi Chuxing, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick called up Elon Musk and proposed a self-driving partnership between his company and Tesla. But Musk turned down the offer to team up against Apple, calling it unrealistic, according to a new book to be released May 23.