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What goes down could go up, so Thursday’s dramatic dip in the price of Tesla stocks could be a temporary blip. For that matter, the company continues to hold the frontrunner position in EV sales within the challenging market of the US by an epically wide margin, so what’s not to like? Still, the sudden nosedive is calling renewed attention to shortcomings in the Robotaxi space.
Questions Linger Over Robotaxi
Tesla stock has persisted in and around the high 300’s for a while now, off its December 2025 peak of $498 but substantially higher than where it stood in 2010, when the company’s initial iteration as Tesla Motors launched an IPO at $17. That’s not a typo. The IPO was $17.
Tesla stock is still sky high, but Thursday’s nosedive has sparked some alarm. At the closing bell on Thursday, Tesla was down to its lowest since last August, trading at $320.
