US EditionElon Musk's Tesla Optimus Robot Program Head Milan Kovac Steps Down - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)
- Milan Kovac, head of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program, announced on Friday that he is leaving the company for personal reasons.
- Kovac cited spending more time with family abroad as the only reason for his resignation after nearly a decade at Tesla.
- Kovac led the Optimus initiative since 2022, becoming vice president last year, and previously worked on Tesla’s Autopilot program.
- Elon Musk projected that Optimus has the potential to produce $10 trillion in annual revenue and boost Tesla’s valuation to $25 trillion, with the company aiming to begin pilot production of the robot in 2025.
- Ashok Elluswamy is reported to take over Kovac’s responsibilities amid ongoing challenges and intensified competition in humanoid robotics.
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Tesla’s Head of Optimus Humanoid Robot Program Exits Company
The leader of Tesla Inc.’s Optimus program is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the matter, injecting uncertainty into the humanoid robot effort that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sees as a significant part of its future business.
·New Delhi, India
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Tesla’s Leader of Optimus Humanoid Robot Program Leaves Company
The leader of Tesla Inc.’s Optimus program is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the matter, injecting uncertainty into the humanoid robot effort that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sees as a significant part of its future business.
·United States
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