Robots have long captured our imagination in books and films, but now they’re hitting the road for real. In recent years, automotive and transport

After Tesla planned the rollout of a Robotaxi platform in Austin, Texas, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration demanded some explanations.

Elon Musk promised the June Austin Robotaxi would operate "unsupervised." New disclosures suggest that won't happen, but what will?

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Tesla’s rollout of its robotaxi will usher in a “golden age of autonomous” and could send the EV maker’s beaten-down stock soaring by 40%, WedBush analyst Dan Ives predicted Friday.

Public trust in self-driving vehicles is critical, but without federal standards, companies in the sector get to decide what to share about the safety of their technology, with varying levels of transparency.

Not only is the automaker dealing with tariffs that affect costs of imported vehicle parts, it's dealing with declining sales overseas and pushback from CEO Elon Musk's political career. If that's not enough,

Until the recent reversal, its website stated Tesla vehicles delivered after April 15, 2022 "are not eligible for purchase."

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, a longtime Tesla bull, early Friday raised his Tesla stock price target to 500, up from 350, representing 46% upside as he believes "the golden age of autonomous is now on the doorstep for Tesla" with the EV giant poised to launch a limited robotaxi service in Austin,