Tesla will begin deploying a small fleet of robotaxis in Austin, Texas, as part of a pilot program intended to evaluate its new Unsupervised Full-Self Driving system.

Elon Musk said Tesla's robotaxis will avoid certain intersections in Austin after being asked about a BI report that showed FSD running a red light.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the electric vehicle maker will be rolling out its robotaxis on the streets of Austin by the end of June, CNBC reports.

ARK Investment Management LLC's founder, Cathie Wood, agrees that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has suffered brand damage owing to CEO Elon Musk's close ties with the Trump administration as well as his activities with DOGE.

Tesla stock rose Thursday, likely due to AI supercluster and robotaxi plans. China sales recovery and recent, institutional support for Tesla's innovation also contributed.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk emphasized his commitment to the role and robotaxi plans in a string of interviews Tuesday. One of Wall Street's biggest Tesla bulls said he's seeing "a different Musk."

Tesla's June robotaxi debut in Austin is a go, but it will be invite only, a Morgan Stanley analyst, who visited the company's Palo Alto office, said.

Tesla plans to launch a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, next month, and last week Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, a longtime Tesla bull, met with the EV giant and received details on the plans for its autonomy push.