Tesla reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon, and investors looked past revenue and per-share profit misses to focus on news the company kept its goal to launch cheaper EVs in the first half of the year and vowed to have fully autonomous cars on the roads in Austin,

Tesla reports fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Wednesday and while the EV giant's profit and delivery guidance will be important for investors, so too are several key timelines for products Chief Executive Elon Musk has stressed as integral to Tesla's future.