Tesla Optimus Humanoid Robot: Key Takeaways From the Q3 Earnings Call

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock gained 2.3% on Thursday, following the electric vehicle pioneer's release on the prior afternoon of its third-quarter 2025 results. Investors apparently focused less on earnings, which missed Wall Street's estimate, and more on revenue, which beat the consensus estimate. Revenue increased 12% year over year to a record $28.1 billion, while adjusted earnings per share (EPS) declined 31% to $0.50.That's a quick summary, as I want to focus on Tesla Optimus, the company's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered humanoid robot under development. Tesla first announced Optimus at its AI Day in August 2021, first showed a prototype in 2022, and has periodically shared updates.Optimus was a major topic on the earnings call. Indeed, "Optimus" was mentioned 36 times -- much more than "robotaxi" (10 times). As to the latter, this summer, Tesla had a limited launch of its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool