President Donald Trump took a break from his bitter public feud with Elon Musk by offering support to Tesla in an early morning post on Truth Social.

Tesla faces challenges with declining electric vehicle sales and delays in its autonomous driving business. CEO Elon Musk's promises of robotaxi services face regulatory hurdles in key states, leading to investor scrutiny and stock declines.

Dow Jones futures fell slightly after hours, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures rose slightly. TeslaTSLA and Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL beat views. Google stock rose overnight while Tesla stock tumbled on the conference call,

CEO Elon Musk on Monday hinted that the company’s software for its robotaxis will merge with its passenger vehicle driving assistance software in the third quarter. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around Tesla is trending in the ‘neutral’ territory ahead of earnings,

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“Tesla has, through its own decisions, deprived the public, deprived DMV and ultimately deprived itself of the credible data that it would need to make that argument” that its autonomous vehicle system is safe enough to operate driverlessly, Walker Smith said.

Monday's near deadly accident with a Tesla autonomous car driving towards an oncoming train show humans are still needed to prevent collisions.

The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter. The car company that has faced boycotts for months said Wednesday that revenue dropped 12% and profits slumped 16% in the three months through June as buyers