Two can play that game.<p>Apple has put lots of resources into designing a better car, possibly a self-driving car. Previously, building a car was a huge undertaking that dwarfed anything Apple had done. I think Apple backed away from building a car for that reason, but the entry into building electric cars is much lower. That makes an Apple electric car much more practical. Musk's huge ego may get him into a fight he can't win.
Not going to happen, he's got far too many plates spinning and some are starting to fall down, he should seriously unload some of these monkeys off his shoulder and get his attention back to delivering some of the other promises he has outstanding (cybertruck, semi, starship etc..) before adding more to his to-do list