Why Is Tesla Stock Up Today?

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock finished Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, up 5.1%, on news that it received approval to bring its robotaxis to Las Vegas. The company also confirmed a European debut for its electric semi truck.Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finished Friday up 0.4%. On Thursday, Clark County, Nevada, cleared Tesla, Alphabet's Waymo, and Uber to begin running robotaxi services in Las Vegas -- driverless cars that pick up paying passengers with no one behind the wheel. Together, the three can put as many as 8,000 robotaxis on local roads over the next year.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool