A Tesla video made to persuade shareholders to vote in favor of a $56 billion compensation package for the company’s CEO , Elon Musk, and reincorporate from Delaware into Texas has appeared to reveal development images of the electric vehicle maker’s highly anticipated self-driving Robotaxi. Tesla shares rose three percent following Musk’s announcement on X, formerly Twitter that the Robotaxi's reveal will take place on August 8. In a separate post on X, Musk clarified that Tesla produced the shareholder persuasion video without his asking.

Laid-off Tesla employee fired one month after receiving visa details production challenges Tesla Cybertruck’s limits on display as EV gets crunched by semi trailer in brutal footage The video , which has received over 31 million views since its Monday release, features the caption: “We have put forward two significant proposals for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders—and we need your vote.” During the clip’s 49-second mark, a voice addressed Musk: “That just sounds like a story stock. Autonomous taxi? We have put forward two especially important proposals for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders—and we need your vote.

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