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

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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.

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.

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.

In the early 2000s, the complaints were similar...We missed that underneath the surface many things were changing,” says Jens Ulbrich, chief economist at the Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank. Back then,

Shares in Tesla have experienced a volatile 24 hours, initially dropping 2.2% in the wake of disappointing earnings, before rising 4% in pre-market trading as investors focused on the company's ambitious production plans rather than its weaker financials.

It’s hard to fault a CEO who grows a company beyond $1 trillion in value. Elon Musk managed the feat by upending the automotive market with Tesla’s electric vehicles and extended its lead with broader battery power.

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