# Tesla Profit Slumps as Elon Musk’s Car Company Considers Merging With SpaceX

- Source: NYT Business
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:10:49+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/business/tesla-earnings-ai-robots.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/tesla-profit-slumps-as-elon-musk-s-car-company-considers-merging-with--33c689/

The carmaker, which is controlled by Elon Musk and is considering merging with another of his companies, SpaceX, spent heavily on artificial intelligence and other new technologies.

_Ground Level News shows a short summary only; the full article and all rights belong to NYT Business._