Musk says Tesla to ‘open source’ Model S and X, but prior release makes us skeptical
Summary
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/New-Tesla-Model-S-and-Model-X-price.png?w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/New-Tesla-Model-S-and-Model-X-price.png?w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.</p>