Apple Co-Founder Slams Tesla ‘Hype,’But Swears By His Two Model

Don't count Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as being a member of the cult of Tesla any longer. 

Wozniak has been a big fan of Tesla for many years; he owns two Model S sedans, and said just last year that the firm was in the 'best direction' for developing autonomous technology.

But it appears that he has some doubts about just how revolutionary the company may be.

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has recently promised to produce some truly radical technologies at Tesla - and Wozniak says he doesn't believe the claims anymore.

Will Tesla Ever Release Driverless Car? 

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has claimed that a Tesla will soon be able to drive itself cross country. 

In 2016, Musk said that a Tesla would be able to drive itself from Los Angeles to New York.

Year after year, he has has failed to deliver on that promise.

Last August, Musk insinuated that the cross-country trip wouldn't be happening until 2018.

'It is certainly possible that I will have egg on my face on that front, but if it's not at the end of the year, it will be very close,' Musk said in a call with investors last year.

Tesla has been inching closer to releasing a fully autonomous car. 

Its self-driving software, Autopilot, hasn't been without speed bumps, however.

At one point, Musk claimed that he would be able to build a car that could drive itself across the United States by the end of 2016. 

And, Wozniak says he believed that Musk would be able to make that idea a reality.

So far, however, Musk hasn't released a car that's capable of going on its own cross country road trip. 

'I believed that stuff,' Wozniak said at a conference in Sweden last week.

'Now, I don't believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says.'

'But I still love the car,' he added.   

Last August, Musk reiterated his claim that a Tesla would be able to drive itself from Los Angeles to New York before the end of 2017.  

Since then, Musk has insinuated that the cross-country test wouldn't be happening for a while.   

Musk's failed 'moonshots' aren't the only thing fueling Wozniak's newfound criticism of the company. 

Wozniak said at the conference that he believes Tesla may be overhyping its self-driving technology and using 'cheap' tactics to lessen responsibility for mistakes, according to Business Insider. 

It seems that Wozniak's trust in Tesla has been tested several times.

Wozniak recounted a story where his 'very first Tesla' skidded off an icy road in Lake Tahoe and into a snow bank.  

The car wasn't damaged, but Wozniak said he knew he needed to upgrade to a newer model.