Less than two months after Karoline Leavitt said it was “garbage” that Elon Musk would soon be leaving DOGE, Elon Musk is leaving DOGE. It was early April when the White House press secretary dismissed reports that Musk would be taking a step back within weeks or months from his high-profile chainsaw-waving role in Washington,

Catching up to Waymo won't be easy because it has partnered with Uber Technologies, which operates the world's largest ride-hailing network with 170 million monthly users. It could take Tesla years to achieve that level of scale, especially if it builds its own mobility network from scratch.

Investors in Elon Musk 's car company, Tesla, have called on Musk to work at least 40 hours a week at the company.