Musk says Tesla to ‘open source’ Model S and X, but prior release makes us skeptical

Electrek
By Fred LambertJul 24, 2026, 7:38 pm422 ptsTrendingTop
Elon Musk says Tesla plans to “open source” the Model S and Model X, and he’s pointing to the original Roadster as the template. The problem is Tesla’s Roadster release amounted to eight files on GitHub plus five document packages behind a login, with no open-source license attached to any of it.

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