Tesla Inc.’s core car-making business is facing a deteriorating outlook, providing a major test of Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s ability to lift the stock price with his vision of a self-driving future.

Tesla has opened a 1950s-style diner in Los Angeles with robot servers, retro décor, and a rooftop drive-in. The diner blends classic charm with futuristic tech, offering food, fun and charging for electric vehicles.

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Elon Musk fought court cases on opposite coasts Monday, raising a question about the billionaire that could either speed his plan to put self-driving Teslas on U.S. roads or throw up a major roadblock: Can this wildly successful man who tends to exaggerate really be trusted?

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Some people waited up to two hours in the baking hot sun only to be greeted with sub-par food and “chaotic” service.

Elon Musk, known for his disruptive approach, has often criticized Warren Buffett's traditional investment style, deeming it "boring." Despite these public jabs, Musk once sought Buffett's investment in Tesla during its early,