Is SpaceX Working on Its Own Smartphone?
Rumors are swirling: SpaceX is reportedly working on a 'phone-like' AI device and recently presented a prototype. Elon Musk dismisses the speculation. What's behind it?
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The rumor mill is buzzing: SpaceX is said to be working on a "phone-like" AI device and has recently presented a first prototype. Elon Musk dismisses the speculation curtly. What’s behind this?
Smartphone from SpaceX?
Is Elon Musk, after electric vehicles, spacecraft, humanoid robots, a proprietary small satellite network, and an AI agent, now tackling his own smartphone? The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this week that the world's richest man has shown investors and stakeholders the prototype of a "phone-like" AI device.
The presented gadget is said to be "slimmer and more elegant than an iPhone," writes TechCrunch, citing the WSJ report. It remains unclear whether it is indeed a smartphone. Solutions similar to the Rabbit R1 or the Humane AI Pin could also be conceivable.
Technically, SpaceX and its sister company Tesla are well-positioned to produce AI devices in larger numbers. "Access to the chips needed for the computing power of the devices" would be available, as TechCrunch writes. Furthermore, there are already discussions about SpaceX potentially launching its own Starlink mobile network. A smartphone with a proprietary SpaceX operating system and technology from xAI would fit well into this scenario.
Musk Denies Rumors
According to Musk, there is nothing to the rumor. On x.com, he commented on a now-deleted post on the subject with the words "totally false." However, a push towards an AI device or even a smartphone is conceivable—especially since former colleagues from OpenAI are also planning such a device, TechCrunch suggests. Elon Musk might want to prove that he can do it better.
In February 2026, Reuters already reported on a possible SpaceX smartphone, but even then, Musk denied the speculation. On x.com, he wrote: "We are not working on a phone."
Reading between the lines, this could mean that one or more Musk companies are indeed working on an AI device, but that it will not take the form or functionality of a smartphone. For Musk, who likes to make bold promises about his vehicles, humanoid robots, or AI applications, this would at least be a new tactic.
In the end, time will have to reveal whether and, if so, what is currently being worked on behind closed SpaceX doors. Currently, the factual basis is thin.
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