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WSJ Tech News Briefing

Inside the Courtroom Battle Between Elon Musk and OpenAI

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Some of the biggest names in tech are back in court this week for the blockbuster trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI. The Wall Street Journal’s Angel Au-Yeung joins us to explain Musk’s allegations against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, and to break down what could happen if Musk wins. Plus, we go inside the robotaxi rollout with the Journal’s Sean McLain. Peter Champelli hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.3

After almost a decade of swinging between hype, disappointment, and back,

0:43.3

autonomous taxis are finally hitting the streets across the U.S.

0:46.3

But which companies are winning the Robotaxi race? We're going under the hood.

0:51.3

And then, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, two Titans of Tech, were once friends.

0:57.2

But last week, they were facing off in federal court.

1:00.2

Musk is suing Open AI, saying the company, quote, stole a charity.

1:04.6

We'll unpack those allegations and break down what might happen next in this blockbuster trial.

1:14.0

But first, self-driving taxis have been the focus of dozens of tech startups and have attracted billions of dollars of investment over the last

1:19.5

decade. The path to getting them on the road has been long and winding, but the future these

1:24.4

companies promised might finally be here. Morgan Stanley estimates about half of the American population will have access to a

1:30.6

robotaxie within three years.

1:33.0

R. Imani Mois talked with Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLean to check in on the state

1:37.2

of the Robotaxy Rollout.

1:39.4

So unless you're in a few cities, mostly places with good weather, robotaxies feel like

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