Emails show Elon Musk diverted a $500 million shipment of Nvidia chips intended for Tesla to X instead

• Elon Musk redirected $500 million in AI processors from Tesla to X, CNBC reported.
• The move could delay Tesla's development of autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.
• The news comes before shareholders will vote on Musk's contested $55 billion proposed pay package.

Elon Musk diverted $500 million worth of AI processors meant for the carmaker, according to correspondence from Nvidia employees obtained by CNBC.

Instead, he sent them to his social media platform X, the report, which was published Tuesday, said.