while, clearly still a criticism and voicing frustration, seen in context, I don't think Wozniak's comment was meant in as broad or harsh a manner as the headline implies. here's the context, from the same article,
Shortly afterwards, Wozniak said, he and his wife coughed up the money for an upgrade.
"Then, they came up with some sensors that Elon Musk said would drive itself across itself the country, by the end of 2016,” Wozniak said, referring to Tesla's much talked-about "summon" function that Elon Musk also promoted...
..."Oh, I had to have that," said Wozniak, before mentioning Tesla’s breakup with Israeli sensor-maker Mobileye:
“And then [..] they got rid of their sensor company and put in new sensors; instead of one camera, eight cameras. And that car [was supposed to] drive itself across the country by the end of 2017."
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Wozniak's trust was dented.
"I believed that stuff."
"Now, I don't believe anything Elon Musk or Tesla says. But I still love the car."
“I'm sure the next car will come out and Elon's promise will be that [this is the car that delivers]."
It would be interesting to know what Woz actually said about Tesla and Mobileye parting ways. The article says he mentioned it, but, does not include what he said. If Woz has even a modest level of awareness of what happened, his description of events might of softened his headline comment even more. Tesla/Elon may have been unwise to assume Mobileye would just let them continue to buy their equipment, but, the impact Mobileye not doing this has had in delaying autopilot development is understandable as a deviation from plan.
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