10 Best Autonomous Vehicle Stocks to Buy Now

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1. ​Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)

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​Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is one of the Best Autonomous Vehicle Stocks to Buy Now. On January 27, Dan Levy from Barclays reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $360 price target. On the same day, Andres Sheppard from Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $510 price target.

​Previously, on January  23, analysts at Barclays had raised the price target on Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) from $350 to $360. The analysts noted that the improved price target follows a major milestone for the company, which is the launch of robotaxi rides without monitors in Austin. The firm highlighted that this is the first time since June 2025 that Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is offering fully autonomous rides. This brings the company up to speed with competitors, including Waymo and Zoox.

The adjustment follows Tesla’s milestone of beginning to offer robotaxi rides without safety monitors to the public in Austin, marking the first time since the robotaxi service launched in June 2025 that riders can experience fully autonomous rides similar to competitors like Waymo and Zoox. The firm highlighted that only a few vehicles are operating fully autonomous yet, with other vehicles still using safety monitors.

Barclays also noted that Tesla’s Austin robotaxi operations remain modest, with only 30 to 50 total vehicles active after seven months of launch and only 10 running at once. The firm highlighted that this falls far short of Elon Musk’s October 2025 goal for 500 vehicles by year-end.

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is an automotive and clean energy company that leverages advanced artificial intelligence in its autonomous driving technology and robotics initiatives.

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