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Elon Musk: Tesla to launch self-driving ride-hail service in Austin by June

SoftBank eyes record $25B investment in OpenAI, signaling deep AI push

January 30, 2025

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  • đź“ť Elon Musk: Tesla to launch self-driving ride-hail service in Austin by June.

  • đź“° SoftBank eyes record $25B investment in OpenAI, signaling deep AI push.

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Elon Musk: Tesla to launch self-driving ride-hail service in Austin by June

What You Need to Know

⚡ Tesla plans to roll out a paid, driverless robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, using its own fleet by June.

⚡ Musk said Wednesday that Tesla is “putting our toe in the water gently at first, just to make sure everything’s cool”.

⚡ Elon calls 2025 "maybe the most important year in Tesla’s history.”

Why It Matters

Tesla’s self-driving ambitions take a major step forward, but skepticism remains high given Musk’s history of missed autonomy deadlines.

SoftBank eyes record $25B investment in OpenAI, signaling deep AI push

What You Need to Know

⚡ SoftBank is in talks to invest $15B-$25B directly in OpenAI, potentially making it OpenAI’s largest backer, surpassing Microsoft.

⚡ The deal is part of a broader $40B+ AI initiative, including a $100B data center project, Stargate, which could scale to $500B over four years.

⚡ The talks come amid Nvidia’s historic $589B market loss, as investors question whether AI models can be trained with less expensive hardware.

Why It Matters

As AI competition heats up, SoftBank is placing its biggest tech bet since WeWork, while OpenAI pushes to become a fully for-profit entity to secure more funding.

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