The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Elon Musk will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos for the first time on Thursday, marking a striking reversal for the billionaire who has publicly criticized the annual gathering of political and business elites.

Musk's swipe at Donald Trump's newly founded Board of Peace touched a nerve as the relationship between the two former close allies has been characterised as volatile for months. View on euronews

Elon Musk joked about Trump’s “Board of Peace” at Davos, riffing on “piece” vs. “peace” and drawing laughs from the audience.

Elon Musk’s surprise Thursday appearance at the World Economic Conference got off to a rocky start with a failed joke about Greenland and some awkward stumbles – though he also announced plans to sell humanoid robots by the end of 2027 and achieve approval for “full self-driving” vehicles overseas.

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, overshadowing discussions on AI and renewable energy

Elon Musk’s offhand joke at Davos about Trump’s “Board of Peace” sparked wider debate after he questioned whether “peace” meant diplomacy or territorial ambition. The remark, framed as wordplay, drew attention to ongoing scepticism around Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric and its global reception.

On January 23, 2026, Musk's swipe at Donald Trump’s newly founded “Board of Peace took center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The “Peace vs. Piece” debate

While AI chip production is growing, Musk warned that electricity generation is increasing at only 4-5% a year, creating a looming bottleneck for data centres worldwide.