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Tesla boosts spending plans to $25bn as Musk doubles down on AI bet

Financial Times
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
~4 min read

Original Report

CEO warns investors to expect ‘very significant’ spending increase on self-driving taxis, trucks, robots and chip factories

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