The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.

Tesla is headed for another year of shrinking sales after it posted a second straight drop in quarterly deliveries, dragged down by CEO Elon Musk's right-wing political stances and an aging vehicle line-up that has turned off some buyers.

The electric-vehicle maker has an aging lineup and slumping sales, but its CEO has shifted his focus to robotaxis and robots.