Elon Musk and Tesla were sued by shareholders who accused them of securities fraud for concealing the significant risk that the company's self-driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, were dangerous.

The interim deal requires Musk, whose foray into politics has roiled the electric vehicle company, to stay as CEO for two years.

Elon Musk was called out by Bill Maher on a new episode of his podcast about his comments regarding the declining birth rate in the United States. Newsweek reached out to Musk's representative via email for comment on Tuesday.