As if you've missed the very public life of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the latest glimpse into the world according to Elon came from this week's Tesla investor call. The future, per Elon, is dependent on autonomous cars, built by robots, driving themselves from the plant to the customer. And it is all almost ready, Musk told investors.

Elon Musk's foray into politics has stoked protests and fears of damage to the Tesla brand. Here's how Musk has fared early in Trump's second term.

Tesla's first-quarter earnings report itself was a disaster, but Musk gave investors some much-needed good news on the conference call.