埃隆·马斯克谈特斯拉、爱迪生和福特的遗产: “尼古拉·特斯拉是重要的灵感来源,但爱迪生也取得了令人瞩目的成就。像本杰明·富兰克林、莎士比亚、牛顿、爱迪生和福特这样的伟大人物值得钦佩。亨利·福特最大的成就是使复杂物品的大规模制造成为可能。 福特本质上帮助创建了地球上的现代汽车工业。他的方法如此有效,以至于最终所有人都效仿了他。”
Elon Musk on the legacy of Tesla, Edison, and Ford:
"Nikola Tesla is a major inspiration, but Edison also did impressive work. Great minds like Benjamin Franklin, Shakespeare, Newton, Edison, and Ford deserve admiration. Henry Ford's biggest achievement was making mass manufacturing of complex objects possible.
Ford essentially helped create the modern automotive industry on Earth. His methods were so effective that everyone else eventually copied him."