The Tesla CEO said public rides are “tentatively” planned to begin on June 22, an early birthday present for an entrepreneur that has chased the dream of full self-driving for nearly a decade. Tesla may not have the lead over Waymo in the autonomous ride-hailing market right now,

Tesla investors seem willing to trade a delay in the company’s robotaxi pilot program for the hope that Elon Musk is working his way back into the Trump administration’s good graces.

Elon Musk posted multiple responses to a video of a Tesla emblazoned with the word "Robotaxi" in cyberpunk-style font driving around.

Specifically, Musk wants to parlay Tesla's automobile business into a full-fledged robotaxi operation. The prospects of Tesla disrupting ride-hailing, delivery services, and even

The car service will be geofenced to Austin using Level 2 autonomous driving, meaning it still needs human supervision behind the wheel.

Tesla shares have surged in anticipation of the launch of the company's robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, this week. Goldman Sachs says Tesla has advantages in the AV market, but questioned its ability to meet CEO Elon Musk's targets.