Tesla is driving the future: Autonomous robotaxis, humanoid robots and high-performance chips are on the agenda – at the same time, the share price is currently only showing moderate fluctuations.
• With the TERAFAB project, Tesla, SpaceX and xAI want to produce high-performance chips for vehicles, robots and space
• Tesla partners with LG Energy Solution
• Competitors such as Uber and NVIDIA are also pushing ahead with the expansion of autonomous vehicle fleets and technologies
The one from Elon Musk The US electric car manufacturer Tesla is pushing ahead with the expansion of autonomous driving services: The first robotaxi offers are already running in Austin, Texas, and in the future the service will also be available in other regions with the “Cybercab”. As TESLARATI reports, the first Tesla Cybercab left the production line at Gigafactory Texas in February. The vehicle does not require a steering wheel or pedals and was specifically developed for use as a robotaxi. Series production is scheduled to start in April, and trips via shared fleets could reduce the price to $0.20 per mile – a cost that could make owning a car unnecessary for many and fundamentally change urban mobility, it said.
In addition, the competition is also expanding its robotaxi offering: As Uber announced on March 19, 2026, the company is starting a partnership with Rivian and plans to invest up to $1.25 billion by 2031, assuming certain milestones in autonomous vehicle performance are achieved. Initially, 10,000 Rivian R2 robotaxis are to be taken over, with the option of a further 40,000 vehicles from 2030. The plan is for the first robotaxis to be used in San Francisco and Miami from 2028, after which the fleet will grow to a total of 25 cities in the USA, Canada and Europe by 2031, it continues.
NVIDIA also reported on March 16, 2026, growing use of its DRIVE Hyperion platform by manufacturers such as BYD, Geely, Isuzu and Nissan, as well as leading mobility providers, significantly increasing the development of safe and scalable autonomous vehicles.
As MarketWatch reports, UBS analyst Joseph Spak, who has a “sell” rating on Tesla shares, explained in a note to clients in March that the price was primarily driven by expectations of future AI opportunities.
Humanoid robot Optimus and TERAFAB chips
Tesla is not only pushing ahead with the development of autonomous vehicles, but is also working on its humanoid robot “Optimus”. In the future, the two-legged robot will take on dangerous, repetitive or monotonous tasks and act autonomously. At the same time, Elon Musk announced the TERAFAB project in Austin on March 22, 2026: Together with SpaceX and xAI, Tesla plans to build two state-of-the-art chip factories with a computing power of one terawatt per year. The chips will be used in both vehicles and the humanoid robot Optimus, while a second chip is intended for applications in space, it is said.
A client note from Baird analyst Ben Kallo, reported by MarketWatch, shows that Tesla is currently preparing for what he sees as a “crucial” phase. At the same time, Kallo points to several ongoing projects that could offer upside potential and expects investments of around $96 billion could be made by the end of 2030, it said.
Tesla is also looking into building a large solar factory: in mid-March, US authorities confirmed that Tesla would be working with LG Energy Solution on a $4.3 billion battery cell factory in Michigan, MarketWatch continued.
This is how the stock moves
The Tesla share still showed strong fluctuations in 2025: from a low of 221.86 US dollars in April 2025, the price rose to 489.88 US dollars by mid-December – an increase of almost 121 percent. So far this year, the price has been more stable: At the beginning of the year, the share was at $438.07; it is currently trading at $381.26 (closing price: April 1, 2026) and has therefore lost around 15 percent in the first three months.
As MarketWatch reports with reference to a statement by Susquehenna analyst Christopher Jacobson from March 2026, Tesla shares have recently lost significantly in the intensity of fluctuations: According to the analyst, the implied volatility over the past 90 days is at its lowest level in two years, meaning that the sometimes violent price fluctuations that are otherwise typical of the stock are largely absent.
Svenja Polonyi, editorial team at finanzen.net
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