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WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Delays Robotaxi Rollout

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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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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0:34.6

Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Wednesday, June 11th.

0:36.4

I'm Victoria Craig for the Wall Street Journal.

0:38.7

It was choppy trading on Wall Street today for shares of Elon Musk's Tesla. The company's billionaire CEO announced on X that the long-anticipated

0:45.3

launch of its robotaxy service in Austin is delayed from tomorrow to June 22nd. He said that date is

0:52.4

also subject to change because Tesla is, quote, super paranoid

0:56.0

about safety. Tesla shares ended the day little changed, but have this week clawed back most

1:01.3

of their losses from last week's public spat between Musk and President Trump. Investors also

1:07.0

parsed exclusive reporting from the journal that Musk publicly backed away from some of his attacks aimed at Trump.

1:13.6

That's after sources say calls with Vice President J.D. Vance, the White House chief of staff and the president himself.

1:21.0

Early today, Musk posted on X that he regretted some of his posts about Trump and admitted they, quote, went too far.

1:28.2

Other exclusive reporting from the journal reveals China is putting a six-month limit on rare-earth

1:33.5

export licenses for U.S. automakers and manufacturers. People familiar with the matter say that

1:38.9

gives Beijing leverage if trade tensions with the Trump administration flare up again, and it adds uncertainty for American industry.

1:46.2

The temporary restoration of rare earth's licenses was one of the key breakthroughs in the latest round of negotiations between the two sides in London this week.

1:55.4

And finally, Nintendo's new Switch 2 console has become the fastest selling in the company's history.

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