Tesla shares rise 4.15% after Trump’s announcement about his robotaxis

Tesla’s shares increased after Elon Musk revealed on Thursday that the company’s experimental robotaxi service in Austin has started to function without human help on board the car.

Musk announced the beginning of Tesla robotaxi journeys without human monitors in a post on the social networking site X, although he did not clarify whether the policy applied to all of the fleet’s vehicles operating in certain parts of Austin.

Ashok Elluswamy, vice president of autonomous driving at Tesla, then emphasized that the business is beginning «with a few unsupervised vehicles» and that the quantity will rise in the future.

Tesla’s stock increased 4.15% at the end of trading on Wall Street after the announcement.

Musk made multiple promises last year that Tesla would eliminate robotaxis supervisors by the end of 2025.

Despite the presence of supervisors, Tesla robotaxis have been involved in at least eight incidents since June 2025, according to data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).