Tesla will cap employee spending on AI tools at $200 per week from July 6; any excess requires manager approval. Spending on Musk-owned XAI’s Grok is exempt from the cap. Grok has low uptake among Tesla staff; most continue to use ANTHROPIC’s Claude.

2026-07-04

Tesla will cap employee spending on AI tools at $200 per week from July 6; any excess requires manager approval. Spending on Musk-owned XAI’s Grok is exempt from the cap. Grok has low uptake among Tesla staff; most continue to use ANTHROPIC’s Claude. Several other US tech firms have implemented similar AI spending controls.