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.

A sobering quarterly report puts more prssure on Tesla’s chief executive to make good on his promises for fully autonomous vehicles.

Elon Musk thinks Tesla could be worth more than the next five most valuable companies combined one day, thanks to autonomous driving and robotics. However, Tesla stock plunged 47% from its record high,