Soon, when Austinites pull up to a light between a Waymo and Tesla they might be the only person in a car. That's because Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced plans to bring a paid ride-hailing service, powered by Tesla’s recently announced robotaxis,

The claim of the vehicles driving around, carrying passengers with no driver behind the wheel by June borders on ridiculous. The numbers just don't back it up

California regulators said Tesla is yet to apply for the necessary permits to operate a commercial robotaxi service, just one day after Elon Musk said the firm planned to do so in the state “this year.

ISTANBUL – Billionaire Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to launch robotaxi services in California and other US markets later this year with "unsupervised" full-self-driving cars available as a paid service in Austin,

Tesla plans to launch a robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, this June before rolling it out globally, CEO Elon Musk said on a Jan. 29 earnings call.

Tesla's robotaxis will be available for paid trips and operate without someone behind the wheel in existing Tesla models.

Elon Musk said Tesla will begin launching unsupervised self-driving models in Austin, Texas by June and several other U.S. cities by the end of 2025.

The robotaxi service Musk said will launch in June will likely be distinct from the purpose-built “Cybercab” vehicles that it touted at a splashy LA event in October. Tesla said at the time that it would aim to start manufacturing its Cybercab—which won’t have a steering wheel or pedals—sometime before 2027.

Tesla Inc.’s quarterly results this week drove home the lesson that profit and sales numbers don’t seem to matter much for this stock anymore. Instead, it’s Elon Musk’s narrative that’s wooing investors at the moment.

Prominent Tesla Inc. investor Ross Gerber has highlighted significant challenges facing the electric vehicle maker's Full Self-Driving system while praising competitor Waymo's autonomous driving technology.

It seems to be working. Elon Musk wants to rebrand Tesla as an AI company. It seems to be working. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation,