Tesla Inc. is seeking approval to offer ride-hailing services in California, a key step by Elon Musk’s company to begin carrying paying customers while its traditional car-selling business falters.

Beginning Tuesday, rideshare hailers on Uber in Austin, Texas, can call a driverless Waymo, from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, for the first time. Travelers will be able to book rides across 37 square miles in Austin,

Elon Musk's Tesla took a significant step toward becoming a ridesharing service by applying for a transportation permit in California.

"Life is long, but we would love to partner with them," Dara Khosrowshahi said on Friday about Tesla's Cybercabs.

While the Trump administration continues slashing the federal workforce and canceling government contracts, Musk and his family are hitching free rides on the taxpayer-funded Marine One aircraft, reserved for the president.

People don’t fill out a questionnaire every time they sell Tesla stock, so we don’t know exactly what causes its price to go down. The evidence is strong, though, that Tesla shares trade down when the spotlight shines extra brightly on Musk paying attention to other things.

Your next Uber in this Texas city could be autonomous. The launch comes ahead of Elon Musk's goal of offering a similar service in the same place.

February numbers show the U.S. electric-car maker is struggling to attract buyers in the region. Mr. Musk’s politics aren’t helping.