Musk is now steering Tesla towards a future built around self-driving taxi services and human-like robots, while also confirming plans to put $2bn into his artificial intelligence venture, xAI. The start-up, which underpins X and the controversial Grok chatbot, is set to play a central role in that strategy. The financial downturn comes amid mounting public criticism of Musk. The protests were aimed at denting sales after Musk accepted a White House DOGE role focused on reducing government expenditure. You should also read...How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channelSign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletterHave your say in our news democracy.