Musk Sets Robotaxi Launch Date, Regret Some Trump Posts
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Tesla (TSLA) shares are rising in premarket trading Wednesday after three straight sessions of gains following new social media posts from CEO Elon Musk.
On Tuesday evening, Musk responded to a user asking questions about the launch of Tesla’s robotaxi program, saying it will launch “tentatively, June 22.”
“We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift,” Musk wrote. He added that the first Tesla that will drive itself from the factory directly to a customer’s door should be delivered about a week later, on June 28.
Last month, Bloomberg reported that Tesla was targeting a June 12 launch for the autonomous ridesharing service, while Musk had previously only said the program was on track to launch sometime this month. In its own posts hours before Musk’s, the Tesla X account posted a robot and car emoji, and responded to another user sharing video of what appeared to be a Tesla with no one in the driver’s seat being tested on the roads of Austin, Texas.
Musk has also said Tesla’s plans for a more affordable Tesla model are on track to launch this month as well, but details about that potential launch have yet to be released.
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In another post early Wednesday, Musk said he regrets some of the posts he made during his public split with President Donald Trump last week, saying they “went too far.” In a few posts, which have since been deleted, Musk accused Trump of being in the “Epstein files,” referencing the late convicted sex trafficker, and agreed with another user who said Trump should be impeached so Vice President JD Vance could take over.
Musk spent days criticizing the budget reconciliation bill currently working its way through Congress for adding to the deficit and national debt. Trump last week said he was “disappointed” in Musk for his comments, and the pair continued to exchange comments and insults on their own social media platforms for hours afterward.
Tesla shares were up nearly 3% in recent premarket trading, putting the stock in position to recover all of the ground that was lost after the fracas between Musk and Trump.
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