Why It Matters: The news comes in as Waymo is steadily bolstering its presence in the AV sector. Recently, the company announced it reached the 10 million autonomous paid rides milestone, which Waymo doubled in 5 months.

In this Sunday edition of BI Today, we're talking about Tesla betting big on robotaxis and comparing its self-driving experience to Waymo's.

Until the recent reversal, its website stated Tesla vehicles delivered after April 15, 2022 "are not eligible for purchase."

Autonomous driving company Pony AI signed an MoU with Dubai's RTA to deploy its autonomous taxi fleet, aiming for global expansion.

Tesla's June robotaxi debut in Austin is a go, but it will be invite only, a Morgan Stanley analyst, who visited the company's Palo Alto office, said.

Tesla will roll out about 10 self-driving cars in some parts of Austin, Texas, and deployment would scale up to about a thousand within a few months.

Tesla has lofty ambitions when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), but the technology isn't transforming the company just yet.

Musk and Tesla have bet the future of the company on self-driving and the ability for its cars to perform robotaxi services. Tesla’s dedicated robotaxi — the Cybercab — is slated for a 2026 launch as well. And Tesla’s long-awaited, more affordable EVs are expected to be revealed in the first half of the year.