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Elon and Maye Musk: No guest room
Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFP
Instead of offering her a guest room or a hotel, Tesla boss Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, apparently offers his mother completely different accommodation for a visit: Musk's mother Maye did not go into detail to the London Times, but revealed that she sleeps "in the garage" when she visits her son in Texas.
Elon Musk's space company SpaceX has its headquarters in the US state.
And of course: "You can't have a fancy house near a missile base," says the 74-year-old.
Musk reportedly lives like a nomad
Elon Musk only announced in April that he currently does not own a house.
"I literally live with friends," he said in an interview on the TED YouTube channel. "Whenever I travel to the Bay Area, where most of Tesla's development is based, I practically walk through friends' bedrooms."
It then remains unclear in whose garage Maye Musk is actually staying.
It can also not be completely ruled out that by the "garage" she meant the halls of SpaceX.
They should be a little more comfortable than a backyard garage in Houston.
265 billion euros
Musk's fortune is estimated by Forbes to be around €265 billion.
Most recently, he had caused a stir because he had announced that he would buy Twitter, but then backed out – which is why a lawsuit is currently underway.
The ambitions of the entrepreneur are diverse.
They range from the colonization of Mars to the creation of a new, sustainable energy economy.
He built the world's most valuable car company, electric vehicle maker Tesla, rocket company SpaceX, and a number of smaller companies.
One of them is the Boring Company, a tunnel builder.
Maye Musk works as a model.
She has graced the covers of fashion magazines such as »Elle«, »Prestige« and the »Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue«.
She is also a successful businesswoman and public speaker.
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