WSJ Tech News Briefing · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Elon Musk has fueled speculation about a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla, hinting at increasing overlap between the two companies, particularly with the Terracap chip development project. While no official action has been taken, any such merger would require approval from Tesla's board and shareholders.
“There have always been rumors and ideas around a potential merger between Tesla and SpaceX. What kind of the status on that right now from reporting you've done recently?”
“Nothing official has happened and before it does, I'm sure there will be a lot of public messaging because any merger between SpaceX and Tesla would have to be approved by the Tesla board and Tesla shareholders.”
“There's more and more overlap, especially with Terracap, that's that's really going to be, you know, a gigantic project.”
“The earnings call is not the right place to discuss SpaceX Tesla merger.”