Full video: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk at Code 2016

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke with Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Walt Mossberg at the 2016 Code Conference about his plans to send a one-way rocket to Mars in 2018. Here's the full video of the interview.

And via our podcast Recode Replay, here is the full audio of Musk's appearance:

He estimated that colonists could start arriving on the Red Planet by 2025.

Musk also talked about the proliferation of electric vehicle initiatives that compete with his other company, Tesla, and why autonomous cars will become the norm. He said he doesn't see Google as a competitor, but that "Apple will be more direct."

Plus: Why Musk wants more people to have access to the power of artificial intelligence.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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