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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, talks with Elon Musk, right, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, prior to their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Erdogan's office did not immediately provide details on the meeting, however it comes days after a consortium of five Turkish businesses, including mobile phone operator Turkcell, launched a joint venture to design and produce a Turkish-made car, a joint venture was launched under Erdogan's urging. (Pool Photo via AP)

Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk meets Erdogan in Turkey

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This artist's rendering made available by Elon Musk on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 shows SpaceX's new mega-rocket design on the Earth's moon. With the 350-foot-tall spacecraft, Musk announced that his private space company aims to launch two cargo missions to Mars in 2022. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX: Rocket for moon, Mars and NY-to-Shanghai in 39 mins

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

This undated image made available by Elon Musk on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 shows a new spacesuit from his company SpaceX. It's designed for its crewed flights planned for 2018. (SpaceX via AP)

SpaceX unveils sleek, white spacesuit for astronaut travel

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz, File)

Elon Musk, AI experts call for global ban on killer robots

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Tesla delivers first lower-cost Model 3 cars

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

Mainstream Model 3 holds promise _ and peril _ for Tesla

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. An online smackdown between tech titans Zuckerberg and Musk over the possible threat of artificial intelligence underlines how little most people know about the rapidly advancing technology. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia)

AP Explains: Should you be worried about the rise of AI?

By RYAN NAKASHIMA and MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz, File)

SpaceX chief says 1st launch of big new rocket will be risky

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responds to a question by Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval during the closing plenary session entitled &quot;Introducing the New Chairs Initiative - Ahead&quot; on the third day of the National Governors Association's meeting Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Elon Musk talks cars _ and humanity’s fate _ with governors

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2016, file photo, Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk speaks at the unveiling of the Model 3 at the Tesla Motors design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Electric car maker Tesla said on Monday, July 3, 2017, that its Model 3 car will go on sale on Friday. (AP Photo/Justin Pritchard, File)

Tesla: 1st Model 3 to be built Friday, sales start July 28

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FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's newest products, in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Inc. is riding high as it hosts its annual shareholders’ meeting Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Its shares are trading at record levels, and it has surpassed General Motors and Ford in market value. But the company is not without its challenges. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

3 challenges Tesla faces as shareholders meet

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters in Fremont, Calif. Tesla and General Motors have a budding rivalry that could help determine whether Detroit or Silicon Valley sets the course for the future of the auto industry. Right now Wall Street is favoring the upstart led by flamboyant Elon Musk to the established icon headed by the more restrained Mary Barra. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Investors pick Tesla’s promise over GM’s steady profits

By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's newest products, in Hawthorne, Calif. Electric car maker Tesla has added another product to its lineup: Solar roof tiles. As of Wednesday, May 10, 2017, customers worldwide could order a solar roof on Tesla's website. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Tesla starts selling solar roof; says savings to cover costs

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

This Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, photo shows a Tesla Model S on display in downtown Los Angeles. Tesla Inc. reports earnings Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Tesla 1Q loss widens on higher spending ahead of Model 3

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2016 file photo, Amber Heard attends the LA Premiere of &quot;The Adderall Diaries&quot; in Los Angeles. Heard was spotted spending time with billionaire Elon Musk in Australia on April 24, 2017. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)

Elon Musk steps out in Australia with Amber Heard

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This photo made available by SpaceX on Thursday, March 30, 2017 shows the company's Falcon 9 rocket on Kennedy Space Center's historic Pad 39A in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Its launch, scheduled for Thursday will be the first time SpaceX launches one of its reused boosters. (SpaceX via AP)

Correction: SpaceX Launch story

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp. seeks to merge humans and machines with ‘neural lace’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 file photo made available by SpaceX, their Dragon capsule sits aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico's Baja Peninsula after returning from the International Space Station, carrying about 3,700 lbs of cargo for NASA. SpaceX announced Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 that it would send two paying customers to the moon next year on a private flight aboard its Dragon capsule. The company said the unnamed customers have paid “a significant deposit” for the moon trip.(AP Photo/SpaceX, File)

SpaceX says it will fly 2 people to moon next year

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

A Space X Falcon9 rocket sits on the launch pad, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla Last-minute rocket trouble forced SpaceX on Saturday to delay its inaugural launch from NASA's historic moon pad. SpaceX halted the countdown with just 13 seconds remaining. The problem with the second-stage thrust control actually cropped up several minutes earlier. With just a single second to get the Falcon rocket airborne, flight controllers could not resolve the issue in time. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

SpaceX launches rocket from NASA’s historic moon pad

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, right, talks to UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Mohammad Al Gergawi during the second day of the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Trump appoints Elon Musk to Business Advisory Council

By Bruce Fein