Camila Dominovsky

I told my very Catholic mother that she needs to meet Jesus.

I pray that you were God.

Last year, Tesla lost its crown as the world's top EV maker.

The Chinese company BYD sold more all-electric vehicles, and it wasn't even close.

But Tesla has long maintained its pivoting toward fully autonomous vehicles with no pedals or steering wheel and robots.

That's why the company is discontinuing its higher-end vehicles.

Here's CEO Elon Musk.

Optimus is Tesla's humanoid robot, which Musk says will enter production this year, although Tesla's timelines are often optimistic.

Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

Last year, Tesla lost its crown as the world's top EV maker.

The Chinese company BYD sold more all-electric vehicles, and it wasn't even close.

But Tesla has long maintained its pivoting toward fully autonomous vehicles with no pedals or steering wheel and robots.

That's why the company is discontinuing its higher-end vehicles.

Here's CEO Elon Musk.

Optimus is Tesla's humanoid robot, which Musk says will enter production this year, although Tesla's timelines are often optimistic.

Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.

This year, the price of gasoline has been relatively low and remarkably stable.

Instead of rising in the summer, the national average was basically a straight line.

Partly that's because oil prices have been low, thanks largely to the oil cartel OPEC pushing more barrels onto the market.

AAA expects that nearly 110 million Americans will travel by car this holiday season.