Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says
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Mr Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI launched Grok 4, its latest flagship AI model, on July 9.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Grok AI will be available in Tesla vehicles next week “at the latest”, the EV maker’s CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on July 10.
“Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon,” Mr Musk said. “Next week at the latest.”
He commented on the plan hours after presenting a new iteration of Grok via video livestream.
Mr Musk and members of his xAI team touted improved voice conversations and benchmarks showing the new AI system scoring higher than models from OpenAI and others.
xAI released Grok 4 about a day after removing inappropriate posts
“Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X,” the company said.
The integration into Tesla vehicles suggests an expanded relationship between the electric-car maker and xAI, something that some Tesla investors have called for as its sales have slumped
Mr Musk asked X users in July 2024 whether Tesla should invest US$5 billion (S$6.4 billion) in xAI, writing that he was taking the poll “just to test the waters” and acknowledging that the automaker’s board and shareholders would need to approve such a transaction.
After 68 per cent of users who participated in the poll voted yes, Mr Musk wrote that he would discuss the idea with Tesla’s board.
xAI has since merged with X in a deal Mr Musk said valued the AI startup at US$80 billion and the social network company at US$33 billion.
Tesla disclosed in April that xAI was a source of revenue in 2024, with the startup incurring US$198.3 million in expenses tied to commercial, consulting and support agreements with the carmaker.
The bulk of that business – US$191 million – involved xAI purchasing Tesla’s utility-scale energy storage batteries, called Megapack. BLOOMBERG, REUTERS
