Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has plans to colonize Mars, and thinks AI may turn humans into its pets. But beyond the hype, his enormous net worth, and Twitter presence, here's how Musk's companies are actually taking on 8 industries.
Elon Musk thinks and acts on a larger, more cosmic scale than we’re accustomed to from entrepreneurs. Musk has become a household name synonymous with the future.
Whether he’s working on electric vehicles (Tesla) or sending rockets into space (SpaceX), his larger-than-life reputation attracts its fair share of attention — and scrutiny.
Elon Musk is the CEO, founder, inventor, or adviser for some of the world’s most-hyped companies, including:
- SpaceX (including Starlink)
- Tesla (including SolarCity)
- The Boring Company
- OpenAI
- Neuralink
His main projects take on almost every major industry and global problem conceivable, and imagine a disruptive fundamental rewiring of that space or sector.
In this report, we take a look at the state of his companies and how they are — or aren’t — transforming the industries in which they operate:
- Automotive: We take a look at Tesla’s rocky history and how Musk has propelled it to become the most highly-valued carmaker in the world.
- Aerospace: Find out how SpaceX plans to build a “freeway” to Mars by reducing the cost of flying a spaceship to a fraction of what it is today, and to harness rocket technology for earth travel as well.
- Telecommunications: Musk’s work in space could revolutionize how we get online, and provide fast, affordable internet for those without access.
- Energy: According to a utilities lobbying group, Musk’s efforts with Tesla and SolarCity could “lay waste to US power utilities and burn the utility business model.”
- Transportation: We analyze the Hyperloop, Musk’s proposed “fifth mode of transportation” that’s a “cross between a Concorde and an air hockey table,” and the progress that’s been made.
- Infrastructure/Tunneling: We look at how Musk’s business, called The Boring Company, is trying to cut costs in the notoriously expensive tunneling industry, where a mile of tunnel can cost $1B to dig and each additional inch in diameter costs millions more.
- AI: We investigate why Musk, who is certain that the race for AI superiority will be the “most likely cause” of WWIII, has invested so much into building better AI.
- Healthcare: We dig into the high-bandwidth, minimally invasive brain machine interfaces that Neuralink is developing to create futuristic humans.