Despite disappointing earnings, Elon Musk doubled down on Tesla’s futuristic ventures like AI, robotics and fully autonomous vehicles.

Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher after a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies

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Elon Musk’s Tesla paid a total of $0 in federal income taxes in 2024, new tax reports show, despite the company having raked in billions of dollars in income and being the most valuable car company in the world.

As the Lucid Gravity EV gets Supercharger access this week, CEO Peter Rawlinson (a former Tesla exec) gives us the rundown on the origins of the Model S and the future of EV charging.

Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers. He said it would be difficult, but Tesla would do it. However, no concrete plan has been shared. For the better part of the year, we have been reporting that Tesla can’t achieve its promise of “full self-driving” on HW3, and it needs to come clean about it.

Shares of Tesla ( TSLA 4.28%) were moving higher today, overcoming a weak earnings report after CEO Elon Musk spent much of the earnings call pumping up the stock and making big promises about autonomy. As of 1:11 p.m. ET, the stock was up 4.7% on the news.

Tesla plans to roll out affordable EVs in 2025 and launch a robotaxi service, despite a dip in fourth-quarter earnings.

While Tesla focuses on its robotaxi launch, Rivian is looking to take hands off the wheel and eyes off the road while enabling drivers to chat with the car.

Tesla reported mixed earnings, reflecting pressures from unmet expectations against advancements in energy and technology sectors.

Tesla missed market expectations for both revenue and earnings per share, but Elon Musk has touted the company's growth potential in 2026.

General Motors is charting a technological future focused on its Super Cruise driver assistance technology, similar to Tesla's Autopilot, with the expectation of bringing in billions of dollars in revenue.