ExclusiveTesla × SpaceX Merger? Elon’s Mars Plan Just Got WILDER 🚀

Okay, real talk, Elon Musk just said the quiet part out loud, should Tesla and SpaceX become one company? Well, his answer, do I think it would be a good idea? Yes. Cars on the road, rockets in space, one empire. And just last week, he showed off a sports car that jumps over other cars. Because why not? So today the big question, is Elon building a business empire or an escape route to Mars? we get into the really wild part, hit that like button and follow our channel. You don't want to miss this. First, a fun fact. SpaceX is a public company now, and it just had a monster quarter. Well, revenue jumped 161% from a year ago to $14.6 billion. Then Elon Musk dropped the big one. The boards of Tesla and SpaceX have each set up special committees to study a merger. Well, he said shareholders asked for it, and the committees are made up of independent directors. And Elon himself, he's sitting this one out. He calls himself a conflicted party, so he can't be part of the talks. Think of it like a family business. Dad owns the bakery and dad owns the coffee shop next door. And everyone's saying, knock down that wall and just make it one big business. But dad can't just call the shots. The whole family gets a vote. And getting that deal approved, not walking the park. Elon said Tesla needs a yes from half of all outstanding shares, not just the shareholders who bother to vote. Well, that's like needing half of the town, the entire town to show up at a bake sale. Good luck with that. He also tapped the brakes. Some people think this is a done deal, but Elon said that would be overstating it. So why do it at all? Well, three reasons. One, size. We're talking about a combined company worth around $3.5 trillion, which would be one of the most valuable corporates on Earth. And two, less paperwork. Elon's projects already overlap, so every decision needs sign-off from different boards and different shareholders. We'll take TeraFab, a chip project designed to power Tesla's self-driving cars, Optimus robots, and SpaceX's AI ambitions. Elon is targeting late 2028 for volume production, and one company could mean fewer boards, fewer approvals, fewer headaches. And number three, control. And here's where it gets really interesting. Elon Musk owns nearly a fifth of Tesla, but has voting controls at SpaceX. Well, Barclays crunched the numbers. If SpaceX bought Tesla, Elon could own about 37% of the combined company, but control roughly 56% of the votes. Well, more voting power, fewer corporate roadblocks. And Barclays thinks a deal could even be announced before December. Well, that's a very big move and a potentially very big year for Elon. And hey, this isn't even Elon's first wedding this year. Back in February, SpaceX already merged with his AI company, XAI. Well, his announcement? To the stars. To the stars. Remember that phrase? Because rockets plus cars plus AI, that's not just a business plan. That's a moving truck, and Elon has wanted to move somewhere very specific since before Tesla was even his. Coming up, we follow the money all the way to Mars. Alright, let's rewind to 2001. Elon is 30. He just made a fortune on the internet, most guys bought a boat, and Elon wanted to grow a planet on Mars. Well, seriously, his first dream was a tiny greenhouse on that red planet. and that year he joined the board of the Mars Society and gave the group a hundred thousand dollars then he found out rockets cost a fortune so he did the most American thing ever he built his own well by 2007 he said publicly that his personal goal was to help humans explore and settle Mars that's why SpaceX exists Starship is the bus but here's the plot twist this February Elon hit pause. He said SpaceX has shifted focus to a self-growing city on the moon because it could be done in under 10 years, while Mars would take 20 or more. Funny thing is, a year earlier, he said this, the moon is a distraction. Well, I guess people change. I once said I would never start a show. Some Mars fans felt jilted. Mars scholar Robert Zubrin told Forbes the move was a cosmic mistake. But Musk insists the dream isn't dead. He says SpaceX still plans to start on a Mars city within five to seven years, and the bus is getting closer. Well, Starship reached orbit for the first time on flight 14 and deployed working starting satellites. SpaceX now expects weekly Starship flights in the first half of 2027. Well, that's literally next year. Now the car. Well, last Thursday at a SpaceX facility in Texas, the new Tesla Roadster drove up a ramp that curled over until the car was upside down, It climbed there, flew off the end, flipped 180 degrees in mid-air, and landed on its wheels. Then it used the thrusters to hop over a Cybercab, a Cybertruck, a Tesla Semi, a Model Y, and a Model 3 while moving. Oh, and the speed from 0 to 60 in under 1 second. Well, my car takes longer just to unlock. Well, Musk's reaction after the flip? Well, it worked. He calls it the best of the last of the human-driven cars. One small detail, nobody was inside. Elon said that that was to make sure we don't kill anyone. Honestly, I respect that. So that's Tesla and SpaceX in one machine, a car with rocket tricks. But does it look like a Mars vehicle? Here's something cool. Well, Elon already sent a Roadster to space. it's actually in 2018 he launched his own cherry red Roadster on a Falcon Heavy rocket with a dummy called Starman at the wheel it's still out there circling the sun but the new one well the demo showed only a short hop in the air not sustained flight and Tesla's own website says the flying version isn't approved for public roads and no price or release date yet production won't start until 2028 so right now it's a stunt car with a SpaceX accent, not a spaceship, which brings me to today's open question: does it take too long to get there, meaning Mars? Well, let's ask the man himself Elon says Mars is roughly a six month trip and you can't just leave whenever you want, you only get a shot when the planets line up which is once every 26 months, so picture this: you miss the the window. Now you wait more than two years for the next bus. Well, that's like missing your flight home for Thanksgiving, and the next one leaves two Christmases later. Then you ride for six months. That's a whole school semester in a metal can with the same people every single day. But Elon thinks the ride can get shorter. He has said that with the right technology, the trip could drop to as little as 90 days, well I guess you could plan leave on Memorial Day and land around Labor Day now compare the moon, Elon says you can launch every 10 days and the trip takes about two days so you just need a long weekend and to pack some sandwich and that's exactly why he flipped the plan, you know, fast trips means fast lessons and build on the moon learn what breaks fix it and go again. Mars only gives you one try every two years. So is Mars too far to colonize? Not impossible, just slow. Think of the pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Their trip took several months too, and they still built a life there. So no, you can't drive the Roadster to Mars You need Starship. But if one giant company builds the rockets, the robots, and the cars, maybe the Roadster becomes the first ride you take after you land, so here's my question for you: would you move to Mars if it took six months drop your answer in the comments and give us a follow when shareholders vote, we will make sure to break it down right here for you and here's my takeaway: big dreams take patience, Elon started with one plan on Mars, now it's rockets, robots, cars and maybe one giant company will the the shareholders say I do? We'll find out very soon. Until then, keep your feet on the ground and your eyes on the sky. Have a good weekend, everybody.