Tesla's Profit Drops 43% as Musk Starts Building Robots and Plans to Sell Driverless Cabs | Black Bird Media.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.">

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.