Tesla TSLA stock continued to trade around aggressive early entries at Monday's stock market open as CEO Elon Musk over the weekend explained his reasons for ditching the Dojo supercomputer. Musk also claimed the robotaxi ride-hailing service will soon open to the public.

Tesla's board approved a compensation package for Elon Musk worth about $29 billion in order to keep the chief executive focused on the company.

The “interim” package announced on Monday was intended to help retain Elon Musk, whose previous pay plan was invalidated by a judge.