Tesla Shares Jump More Than 9 Percent After Robotaxi Launch

Tesla shares jumped by close to 10 percent during the June 23 trading session after the electric vehicle pioneer launched its highly anticipated driverless taxi service for a select group of riders.

According to the company’s X feed and website, Tesla officially launched the Robotaxi platform to a limited group of people in Austin, Texas, on June 22. Over the past 24 hours, the company’s feed on X has showcased several taxi passengers and influencers sharing videos of their first rides in the self-driving Tesla taxi service.