Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Could Double Before 2026 Ends
Ryan Vanzo, The Motley Fool
Sun, July 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM GMT+5:30
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If you think Tesla is an electric vehicle (EV) stock, think again. That company is now one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in the world. In fact, AI is likely a much bigger contributor to the company’s $1.3 trillion valuation than automobile manufacturing
Tesla’s massive valuation and status as a bona fide AI stock are due to several factors. The biggest factor, however, is the promise of self-driving vehicles
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Autonomous driving software is rapidly advancing thanks to artificial intelligence technologies. Experts agree that robotaxis should become a multitrillion-dollar opportunity globally. Whichever automaker cracks the code of full autonomy using AI, therefore, will win big. And Tesla arguably has one of the most advanced self-driving systems in the world
Tesla, however, isn’t the only EV maker shifting its focus to AI and self-driving vehicles. There is a Tesla competitor following the same growth trajectory, yet its valuation is significantly smaller
This Tesla competitor could be the next big AI stock
On the surface, Ri looks like just another EV stock. Last year, the company had two EVs in its lineup — the R1T and R1S — both of which cost upward of $100,000 when including options, taxes, and fees. This year, however, it started shipments of its R2 SUV, its first vehicle priced under $50,000. Two more affordable models are set for release sometime in 2028
These new vehicles are tightly tied into Ri
“What I think is going to happen is over the next five years consumers are going to increasingly just expect certain things,” Rimous vehicles with embedded AI features will quickly become the default for the industry. “From a societal point of view, it’s just going to become more the way things work.”
Scaringe’s vision for the future is a big reason Ripoint that the company quietly dropped its profitability targets for 2027
There are already early indications that Rito invest up to $1.25 billion into Ribe used to power Uber’s robotaxi division. This deal gives Rit and road map
