As widely expected, Tesla's core business continues to vaporize into thin air. During the company's second quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Tesla reported a whopping 16 percent decline in automotive revenue, the biggest drop in over a decade. There's no two ways about it — Tesla is in a full-blown crisis under Musk's leadership. The mercurial CEO has massively tarnished the company's brand, leading to plummeting sales. Meanwhile, in an apparent effort to distract from the company's main source of revenue rapidly drying up, Musk promised that its humanoid robot and robotaxi businesses would make Tesla "the most valuable company […]