Musk Strikes Starlink Deal With Saudi Arabia
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he wants to bring robotaxis to the Kingdom, where Uber is already making a robotaxi play with China's Pony.Ai.
Musk also briefly discussed his other business ambitions in the region, promising to bring Tesla robotaxis to Saudi Arabia at an unspecified date.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Elon Musk told Saudi investors he pitched President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on tens of millions of “humanoid robots” and autonomous cars during his conversation with the two leaders on Tuesday.
Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and attended a US-Saudi investment forum along with Elon Musk and other top CEOs.
Business leaders including Elon Musk and Sam Altman are joining Donald Trump Tuesday in Saudi Arabia as the president is kicking off his Middle East visit.
Democratic senators are calling for an investigation into whether the Trump administration is clearing hurdles for Starlink, led by Elon Musk, to strike foreign deals.
Trump hopes to restart his first-term effort to normalize relations between the Middle East's major powers, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Trump's Abraham Accords effort led to Sudan, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco agreeing to normalize relations with Israel.
Executives from Google, Nvidia, and BlackRock are slated to speak at the Saudi-US Investment Forum as Trump courts Saudi investments.
President Trump made his first stop on his Middle East swing in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, receiving a warm welcome from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and top U.S. and Saudi business leaders.