TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Delays Robotaxi Rollout
WSJ Tech News BriefingJune 11, 202500:02:45

TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Delays Robotaxi Rollout

Plus: China puts limits on rare-earths export licenses. And Switch 2 becomes Nintendo’s fastest-selling console. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China puts limits on rare-earths export licenses. And Switch 2 becomes Nintendo’s fastest-selling console. Victoria Craig hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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[00:01:01] Daytrading on Wall Street today for shares of Elon Musk's Tesla, the company's billionaire CEO announced on X that the long-anticipated launch of its robo-taxi service in Austin is delayed from tomorrow to June 22nd. He said that date is also subject to change because Tesla is, quote, super paranoid about safety. Tesla shares ended the day little changed, but have this week clawed back most of their losses from last week's public spat between Musk and President Trump.

[00:01:29] Investors also parsed exclusive reporting from the journal that Musk publicly backed away from some of his attacks aimed at Trump. That's after sources say calls with Vice President J.D. Vance, the White House Chief of Staff, and the President himself. Early today, Musk posted on X that he regretted some of his posts about Trump and admitted they, quote, went too far. Other exclusive reporting from the journal reveals China is putting a six-month limit

[00:01:56] on rare-earth export licenses for U.S. automakers and manufacturers. People familiar with the matter say that gives Beijing leverage if trade tensions with the Trump administration flare up again, and it adds uncertainty for American industry. The temporary restoration of rare-earths licenses was one of the key breakthroughs in the latest round of negotiations between the two sides in London this week. And finally, Nintendo's new Switch 2 console has become the fastest-selling in the company's history.

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