Tesla and SpaceX Explore Historic $3.5 Trillion Merger to Combine AI, Chips, and Robotics Operations

Elon Musk's two largest companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have established independent special committees to explore a potential merger that would create a corporate entity worth approximately $3.5 trillion—one of the largest business combinations ever attempted. Musk disclosed the exploration during SpaceX's third-quarter earnings call on October 20, stating "I think it would be a good idea," though he recused himself from the deliberations as a "conflicted party" given his controlling interests in both firms.