The Journal had reported on Wednesday that Tesla's board members had reached out about a month ago to several executive search firms to find the company's new CEO, citing people familiar with the discussions.
Musk said last week he would cut back significantly on the time he devotes to the Trump administration and spend more time running Tesla.
His embrace of far-right politics in Europe has also led to protests against Musk and the company as well as vandalism at its showrooms and charging stations across the U.S. and Europe.
But it was unclear if Musk - also a member of the board - was aware of succession planning, or if his pledge to spend more time at Tesla has affected the efforts, the report added.
Amid rising competition globally, Musk has pivoted from his promise of making a new affordable EV platform to rolling out driverless taxis and humanoid robots, highlighting Tesla's future as an AI and robotics company instead of an automaker.
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Some Tesla directors, including co-founder JB Straubel, have been meeting with major investors to reassure them the company is in good hands, the WSJ said.
Denholm, hand-picked by Musk whose controversial pay package she defended, has also
along with questions about whether that compromised her oversight of Tesla and Musk. Denholm has dismissed the allegations and a spokesperson has said her pay was fair.
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The eight-person Tesla board, which also includes Musk's brother Kimbal Musk and James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has been looking to add an independent director, the report said. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru and Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Editing by Alan Barona, Abinaya V, Christopher Cushing and Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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