Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service, adding Grok to cars

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 s made by the Grok chatbot

Tesla set its annual holder meeting for Nov

Tim Goessman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla 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

Musk said on X that Grok, his AI chatbot that praised Adolf Hitler and posted a barrage of antisemitic s recently, will be available in Tesla vehicles "next week at the. "xAI officially launched the Grok 4 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 apval for a launch in the Bay Area "bably in a month or two. "Read more CNBC newsPerplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of rsRetailers log $7. 9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime DayLinda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of Elon Musk's XElon Musk's Grok AI chatbot denies that it praised Hitler and made antisemitic sThe expansion of robotaxi and Grok integration comes at a fraught time for Musk and his empire

Tesla set its annual holder meeting for Nov. 6, a Thursday filing showed

A group of investors recently called on the electric vehicle company to schedule the meeting

Musk later led the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE

After stepping down from DOGE at the end of May, Musk has openly feuded with Trump on social media over the major tax bill, with the president suggesting the government look at cutting contracts for Musk's companies

S have tanked from their post-election high over investor concerns that the public fight could hamper Tesla

Slowing sales and rising competition also stifled some investor appetite

Tesla s fell Monday, with the company losing $68 billion in value after Musk continued to blast Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and said he was establishing his own political party, the "America Party. "On Wednesday, Linda Yaccarino stepped down as CEO of his social media platform X, leaving the world's richest man with a major position to fill at one of his companies

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