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At Tesla annual meeting, Elon Musk softens claims of a robotaxi fleet next year

Less than two months after touting a plan to put driverless taxis on the road, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday walked back the ambitious timetable.

On April 22, just days before Tesla turned to public markets to raise $2.3 billion in debt and equity, Musk had announced at an event called Tesla Autonomy Day: "Next year for sure - we'll have over a million robotaxis on the road."

Existing Tesla owners could download software and turn

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