Tesla Owners Silicon Valley(@teslaownersSV):.@Elonmusk HAS BEEN OPEN-SOURCING FOR YEARS Most companies build closed systems and ask for trust. Elon has consistently done the opposite: • Tesla open-sourced its patents so the entire industry could move faster on electric vehicles • Tesla opened the NACS charging standard, which is now becoming the industry norm • He open-sourced the X recommendation algorithm • xAI open-sourced Grok Build • And the pattern continues While others protect their black boxes, Elon keeps opening the box. This isn’t a recent PR move. It’s been a core approach for over a decade. Real progress compounds faster when the best ideas aren’t locked behind walls. Open source isn’t just a philosophy for him

Tesla Owners Silicon Valley@teslaownersSV

2026.07.28 06:52

.@Elonmusk HAS BEEN OPEN-SOURCING FOR YEARS Most companies build closed systems and ask for trust. Elon has consistently done the opposite: • Tesla open-sourced its patents so the entire industry could move faster on electric vehicles • Tesla opened the NACS charging standard, which is now becoming the industry norm • He open-sourced the X recommendation algorithm • xAI open-sourced Grok Build • And the pattern continues While others protect their black boxes, Elon keeps opening the box. This isn’t a recent PR move. It’s been a core approach for over a decade. Real progress compounds faster when the best ideas aren’t locked behind walls. Open source isn’t just a philosophy for him — it’s a strategy.