Tesla will integrate Grok chatbot into its Robotaxi fleet in Austin even as controversies swirl around the chatbot's recent hate speech.

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk announced plans on Thursday to expand the company's autonomous robotaxi service and integrate Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI, into Tesla vehicles starting next week.

Tesla has scheduled an annual shareholders meeting for November, one day after the electric vehicle company came under pressure from major shareholders to do so.

Shares of Tesla are trading higher Thursday morning. CEO Elon Musk announced that his AI chatbot, Grok, will be integrated into Tesla vehicles as early as next week.