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Elon Musk said Tesla didn’t need xAI. Then He Announced Their Biggest Project Together.

One post. Eighteen months apart. And a shareholder lawsuit that just got stronger.

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Novy Baf
Mar 29, 2026
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In September 2024, a Wall Street Journal reporter revealed that Tesla was in discussions to share revenue with xAI, Elon Musk’s private AI startup, in exchange for access to its models. Musk’s response to X was categorical: “There is no need to license anything from xAI.” He went further, explaining that Tesla’s real-world AI system was “…

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