Update, August 19, 2026: Musk’s late-November post is his account of stalled FSD licensing talks. Tesla later had an executive repeat that competitors were not lining up (Tesery: January 2026 follow-up). A CEO tweet is not a signed OEM contract, and it is not unsupervised Robotaxi.
On November 24, 2025 Elon Musk wrote that he had “tried to warn them and even offered to license Tesla FSD, but they don’t want it.” He added that when “legacy auto” does reach out, they “tepidly discuss implementing FSD for a tiny program in 5 years with unworkable requirements for Tesla, so pointless.” Open the original X post. That is Musk describing failed or unserious talks. It is not proof every automaker was formally offered a term sheet, and it is not Tesla shipping FSD on a Ford or GM VIN.
I’ve tried to warn them and even offered to license Tesla FSD, but they don’t want it! Crazy … When legacy auto does occasionally reach out, they tepidly discuss implementing FSD for a tiny program in 5 years with unworkable requirements for Tesla, so pointless.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 24, 2025
Key facts
- What Musk claimed: Tesla offered to license FSD; other makers have not taken a deal he considers workable.
- What he said they ask for: A tiny program, five years out, with requirements Tesla will not accept — his words, not their press offices.
- What this is not: A named OEM saying “no” on letterhead, or FSD (Supervised) becoming unsupervised because someone declined a license.
- Hardware caveat: Licensing vision-based FSD onto another brand’s wiring and sensor suite is a vehicle-architecture problem, not a software toggle.
A snub vs a signed deal
Tesla has talked FSD licensing for years. This post is Musk saying the conversations are not real enough to bother with. Electrek and Carscoops summarized the same thread on Nov. 24–26. Do not promote that into “legacy auto is finished.” Parallel Tesery notes on Giga Berlin supervised miles and other OEM autonomy programs are separate files.
FAQ
Which automaker did Musk name?
The Nov. 24 post says “legacy auto.” It does not list Ford, GM, or Stellantis in the tweet itself.
Does this mean Tesla stopped offering licenses?
He said current talks look pointless. That is not a legal sunset of a licensing desk.
Is FSD unsupervised because of this?
No. Licensing talk and owner Supervised software are different products.
For owners: another brand declining FSD does not change the supervision requirement on your car.
Featured photo: Tesla Autopilot/FSD camera cluster on a Tesla (file photo of the hardware other makers would have to match, not a licensing signing). Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Related: Tesla exec later restated weak OEM interest · Berlin FSD miles where public FSD is not approved
