{
  "id": 15992346,
  "title": "Electric cars: Musk raves about robots after Tesla's profit plunge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/elektroautos-musk-schwarmt-nach-tesla-gewinneinbruch-von-robotern",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T03:01:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/elektroautos-musk-schwaermt-nach-tesla-gewinneinbruch-von-robotern/100264080.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Tesla reported a 43% drop in quarterly profit to $787 million, with revenue stagnating at $28.05 billion. The company's CEO, Elon Musk, had previously mentioned considering a merger with SpaceX, but did not discuss it further during the earnings call. Tesla's vehicle sales declined, which was expected after a strong quarter last year driven by a US tax credit for electric vehicle buyers that expired in September 2025. Musk emphasized Tesla's future focus on producing self-driving robotaxis and humanoid robots, including the Optimus robot, with production capacity of up to 1 million units per year at its Fremont factory.",
  "summary": "Elon Musk wants to focus Tesla on robots and robotaxis. But for now, the company still has to make money by selling electric cars - and recently there have been declines in this area.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}