Tesla Stock (TSLA) Hits Record High Near $490 as Robotaxi Testing Accelerates — California Autopilot Deadline, Analyst Forecasts, and Key Risks in Focus
December 17, 2025 — Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is back at the center of the market’s imagination machine. Shares are trading around $489.88, after a record close near $490 that snapped a roughly one‑year “no new highs” streak and reignited the debate over what Tesla really is: car company, AI company, robotaxi platform, or all of the above. Investopedia The timing isn’t subtle. Over the last 48 hours, Tesla has stacked multiple headline catalysts: Elon Musk publicly pointing to driverless robotaxi testing, a fresh regulatory development in California that could have threatened sales but was temporarily put on hold, and