On July 14, Elon Musk unequivocally stated on the social media platform "X" that he does not endorse the integration of Tesla with its AI startup, xAI. Prior to this, he had hinted at initiating a shareholder vote at Tesla to gauge support for investing in xAI. Musk's inclination towards allocating resources to xAI had previously sparked a shareholder lawsuit against Tesla. Despite underscoring the critical role of AI in Tesla's future, he has opted against merging the two entities.