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Tesla's Profit Drops 43% as Musk Starts Building Robots and Plans to Sell Driverless Cabs
Tesla earned $787 million last quarter, down from $1.37 billion, as spending on robots and self-driving cars soared. Optimus is in production, and Tesla aims to get Cybercabs to customers by year-end.
By Jose Antonio Lanz
Tesla reported a quarterly profit of $787 million, a 43% decline from $1.37 billion in the same period a year earlier. The drop came as spending on robots and self-driving cars soared.
According to the company, its Optimus robot is in production. Tesla also aims to get Cybercabs, its driverless cabs, to customers by year-end.