
Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service, adding Grok to cars
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- Jul 10, 2025
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area in Austin, Texas, and is bringing xAI's Grok to vehicles.
Musk and xAI have faced backlash over antisemitic comments made by the Grok chatbot.
Tesla set its annual shareholder meeting for Nov. 6.
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A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area and bringing xAI's Grok to vehicles as it rolled out a new iteration of the artificial intelligence chatbot.
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Musk said on X that Grok, his AI chatbot that praised Adolf Hitler and posted a barrage of antisemitic comments recently, will be available in Tesla vehicles "next week at the latest."
xAI officially launched the Grok 4 update overnight as the company continued to face backlash for the vitriol written by the chatbot.
In response to a user post on his social media platform X, Musk said the company is expanding its Austin, Texas, robotaxi service area this weekend. He also said Tesla is awaiting regulatory approval for a launch in the Bay Area "probably in a month or two."
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