Tesla owners could be about to get a controversial backseat driver.
Elon Musk said Thursday that Grok, the chatbot built by his company xAI, would soon be available on Tesla’s vehicles, after a chaotic week in which the AI model posted a series of inflammatory and antisemitic responses on X.
“Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon. Next week at the latest,” the billionaire wrote in a post on X.
It came hours after xAI debuted Grok 4, the latest version of the AI model. The Tesla CEO said that the new update would allow Grok to solve “difficult, real-world engineering questions” it had never seen before.
The launch followed a tumultuous few days for the “truth-seeking” AI system.
On Tuesday, xAIremoved numerous posts made by Grok on Musk’s social media site X, after the chatbot praised Adolf Hitler, linked Ashkenazi Jewish surnames to “anti-white hate,” and made antisemitic jokes.
The arrival of Grok on Tesla’s vehicles comes as Musk faces renewed pressure over his leadership of the EV giant.
Tesla’s share price fell on Monday after the world’s richest man announced he would form a new political party and intensified his feud with President Donald Trump over the weekend, with investors expressing concern over Musk diving back into politics.
On Thursday, Tesla said it would host the annual meeting of shareholders on 6 November.
The day before, a group of major Tesla shareholders, including several US state treasurers and institutional investors, sent a letter to Tesla’s board raising concerns about the company’s failure to schedule its annual general meeting, as required by Texas law.
The EV maker has reported underwhelming sales so far this year, faced protests, and suffered brand damage over Musk’s previous role in the Trump administration and his interventions into politics.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment sent outside normal working hours.
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