Elon Musk crediting his engineers:

1. "Please put in bold letters my quote that what people experience in the cars is the result of a large number of extremely talented engineers working very hard. Please give me the least credit." https://cleantechnica.com/2020/08/15/tesla-autopilot-innovat...

2. "It is extremely important to emphasize that Tesla Autopilot is the work of 300 super talented engineers." https://cleantechnica.com/2020/08/15/tesla-autopilot-innovat...

3. "Thanks Ashok! Ashok was the first person to join the Tesla AI/Autopilot team and ultimately rose to lead all AI/Autopilot software. Without him and our awesome team, we would just be another car company looking for an autonomy supplier that doesn’t exist." https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1799650788848841069

4. "The SpaceX team is solving some of the hardest engineering problems in the history of humanity. I think the team is succeeding because, in a lot of ways, we’ve got the smartest and most dedicated team of humans that has ever existed. I’m incredibly proud to work with such a team. I’d like to thank the team for their incredible hard work..." https://x.com/XFreeze/status/208475... (widely circulated clip)

5. "It is an honor to work with such talented engineers." https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1405348196440711174

Engineers crediting Elon Musk:

1. Ashok Elluswamy (Tesla VP of AI Software): "Elon Musk has been the key driver of AI and autonomy at Tesla. He has always pushed us to achieve great things, even when such ideas were seemingly impossible at the time. ... Elon is critical for Tesla’s success in AI. It is his combination of deep technical understanding, insane perseverance and relentless hard work that have positioned Tesla to be a leader in real-world AI. If not for Elon’s ambition, Tesla might have dwindled to become just another car company." https://x.com/aelluswamy (original note)

2. Jim Cantrell (early SpaceX): "He is by far the single smartest person that I have ever worked with … period. … He has a real applied mind. He literally sucks the knowledge and experience out of people that he is around." https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2014/07/16/how-did-elon-m...

3. Garrett Reisman (former NASA astronaut / SpaceX): "What’s really remarkable to me is the breadth of his knowledge. I’ve met a lot of super smart people, but they’re usually super smart on one thing. … He’s able to have conversations with our top engineers about the most arcane aspects of software. Then he’ll turn to our manufacturing engineers and have discussions about some really esoteric welding process for some crazy alloy. … He’s the most driven person I’ve ever met." https://x.com/ElonClipsX/status/1791814792988020850

4. Jensen Huang (NVIDIA CEO): "Elon is just an extraordinary engineer, and I love working with him. We’ve built some amazing computers together. … Elon is singular in this understanding of engineering and construction and large systems, and marshalling resources. It’s unbelievable." https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/as-far-as-i-know-theres-...

5. Ashok Elluswamy again: "He is really smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early. He works really hard. Easily 80-90 hours per week. I feel fortunate to work for him. He is not afraid of taking risks." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/social/tesla-...