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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speaks at the CUBE Tech Fair for startups in Berlin, Germany, on on May 12, 2017.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speaks at the CUBE Tech Fair for startups in Berlin, Germany, on on May 12, 2017. (Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Apple may have long ago cemented its status as a technology titan, but Steve Wozniak thinks the next major technological innovation won't come from the company he co-founded.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg Canada, Wozniak discussed advancements in the technology sector. One major topic was artificial intelligence, which he said can be applied in various forms, ranging from understanding language to developing new games.

"I think Tesla is on the best direction right now. They’ve put an awful lot of effort into very risky things," Wozniak told Bloomberg Canada. "They started with a car, the Tesla Model S, that made little sense in engineering terms in how much you have to build for what price and what the market will be."

Wozniak also noted Musk's desire to find innovative solutions to other transportation systems, including the "Hyperloop," a proposed transportation concept in which passenger-filled pods are accelerated through a low-pressure tube to their destination. Musk's other transit innovation involves car-carrying electric sleds. The project, known as the Boring Company, would require a series of subterranean tunnels through which sleds could carry cars at speeds of about 125 mph (200 km/h).

Original article on Live Science.

Kacey Deamer
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Kacey Deamer is a journalist for Live Science, covering planet earth and innovation. She has previously reported for Mother Jones, the Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press, Neon Tommy and more. After completing her undergraduate degree in journalism and environmental studies at Ithaca College, Kacey pursued her master's in Specialized Journalism: Climate Change at USC Annenberg. Follow Kacey on Twitter.