It wasn’t walking away from autonomy," GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said last week. "It was walking away from the robotaxi side of it.”

Just when Tesla’s (TSLA) robotaxi dreams started gaining steam—bam, another curveball. Tesla bulls have been itching for robotaxis to hit the road, and Elon Musk’s Austin trial announcement stirred the pot last month.

Democratic lawmakers in Texas are calling for Tesla to delay its robotaxi launch. That’s unlikely to move the dial—but the stock could still slide when the market reopens on Friday.Two state senators and five state representatives signed a letter addressed to Tesla’s director of field quality Eddie Gates.