Tesla’s Robotaxi Has Plenty of Believers
Its stock rose when Tesla said its new self-driving robotaxi was on the road in Austin. This experiment is crucial to the company's future. The post Tesla’s Robotaxi Has Plenty of Believers appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock made a big move when the company said its new self-driving robotaxi was on the road in Austin. It is the first public test of the technology. Tesla’s stock added 8% on the announcement. That has helped it recover from a huge sell-off that ran from February to early May. The shares hit $357 yesterday, well up from a $222 share price in March. With a current market cap of $1.3 trillion, Tesla is worth more than all other publicly traded car companies in the world combined.
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Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock rose when the company said its new self-driving robotaxi was on the road in Austin.
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The success of this self-driving experiment is crucial to the EV company’s future.
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It is impossible to exaggerate what Tesla’s experiment means to its future, and how much the EV company and its investors have on the line. Tesla aims to demonstrate that its AI-based self-driving technology is significantly superior to that of any competitor. Among those competitors that are well along in testing is Google’s Waymo, which is conducting tests in several cities.
Tesla is attempting to move beyond its current Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system. Tesla claims this is the industry standard, but it still requires a driver’s attention. If it can build a car that needs no driver, it will be the first commercial car company to do so. Such a product would revolutionize the entire industry.
Tesla adds two other factors to its case. Its technology has recorded millions and millions of miles accumulated by its cars across America’s roads. No other car company has this data inventory to enhance self-driving software. It also said it can update most of its cars with the new self-driving car technology via a software download that requires no visit to a dealership.
Tesla stock has a long way to go to reach its $426 all-time high set in December 2024. Since then, its sales have eroded in the United States and Europe. Several Chinese EV companies are the leaders in market share in the world’s largest EV market.
Tesla also has to recover from a sales crater created by CEO Elon Musk’s relationship with President Trump and the sharp federal cost cuts he tried to make as that relationship grew.
Slumping sales and Trump issues will disappear if Tesla really has the first self-driving car in history.
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