Elon Musk confirms if Tesla is making a smartphone to rival Apple and Google [Video]

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has sat down for a lengthy discussion on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, where he touched on the rumors that Tesla is developing a smartphone behind closed doors.

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It has been long rumored that Tesla is developing a smartphone that will separate itself from the duopoly of operating systems, Android and iOS. However, these rumors have been just that, rumors, and have mostly been unfounded or simply murmurings. In fact, Musk has brought up the topic before as the Tesla CEO said in November 2022 that if Apple and Google decided to “boot” then-Twitter, and now X, from its respective app stores, Musk said there would be no other choice but to “make an alternative phone.

Now, on a recent episode of the JRE podcast, Musk was asked if there is any credibility to these rumors, or if he has ever considered making a smartphone. Musk responded quickly …