Updated Thu, Jan 22 2026 3:40 PM EST Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches satellite internet service to rival SpaceX, Amazon Musk also shared a post from Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla VP of AI software, who said the rollout would start with "a few unsupervised vehicles mixed in with the broader robotaxi fleet with safety monitors, and the ratio will increase over time." In 2019, Musk told investors that he was "very confident" the company could roll out the vehicles by 2020. Tesla is operating in an increasingly competitive driverless vehicle market, dominated by Alphabet -backed Waymo in the West, and Baidu's ApolloGo in China. Amazon -owned Zoox also entered the space, in 2025. Waymo ended the year in five U.S. markets and launched service in Miami on Thursday. Tesla and other robotaxi businesses in the U.S. face an uphill battle when it comes to winning over potential riders. Surveys by the Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report found U.S. consumers were very skeptical of robotaxis, with particular concerns around safety. Late last year, California regulators found that Tesla had engaged in deceptive marketing and false advertising around their vehicles' driverless capabilities. Tesla did not respond Thursday to requests for comment or further information about their robotaxi ride-hailing service. It was Musk's first attendance at the annual gathering of world leaders in years. The tech billionaire previously mocked the forum on social media, calling it "boring af." During his conversation with Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, Musk also said Tesla would be selling its Optimus robots to the public by the end of 2027. "I don't know what's going to happen in 10 years, but the rate at which AI is progressing, I think we might have AI that is smarter than any human by the end of this year, and I'd say no later than next year," Musk said.