The Tesla Model X is introduced at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants the world know that Apple will not be acquiring the company anytime soon.

In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Musk confirmed that Tesla will remain an independent company -- at least for now. He told the outlet:

If there was a scenario where it seemed like it would be more likely that we would be able to create the mass market sort of affordable, compelling electric car…it would make sense to entertain those discussions….I don't currently see any scenario that would improve that probability. So that's why I think [an acquisition is] very unlikely.

Rumors of an Apple “iCar” have swirled for some time, and recent news of a secret meeting between Musk and Adrian Perica, Apple’s head of mergers and acquisitions, sparked rumors of an acquisition of the electric car company by the computer giant. But is a collaboration between the companies in the works?

Automotive website Jalopnik is speculating that future Tesla models may incorporate Apple’s iOS into its in-vehicle operating system. However, when Bloomberg Television brought up the topic, Musk dismissed the idea of incorporating iOS or Android into Teslas, calling it “somewhat peripheral to the fundamental goals of Tesla.”