Musk: Nvidia's compute deals with Tesla/SpaceX were handshake promises from Jensen Huang, not contracts
elonmusk · x · 2026-11-14
Elon Musk recalled that Jensen Huang always came through on compute delivery and component acceleration on his word alone, with purchase orders signed later. In a follow-up, Musk argued many of Nvidia's critical supply chain deals were handshakes with Huang rather than written contracts, warning that without Jensen at least some of those deals could be lost.
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