We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift,” Elon Musk tweeted on X, regarding Tesla’s June 22 robotaxi pilot in Austin that is tentatively planned. But under the veneer of this cautious prudence is a technological bet that might reshape not just Tesla’s future,

CEO Elon Musk, now on the outs with the White House, has pegged the future of the company to autonomous driving technology

Tesla faces an existential test this month as it aims to launch self-driving “robotaxis” in its home base of Austin, Texas, where public-safety officials are increasingly concerned about the state’s anti-regulation stance toward autonomous vehicles.