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Ashok Elluswamy

Tesla VP of AI Software who took over leadership of the Optimus program in June 2025; Tesla's first Autopilot engineer (since 2014). MS in Robotic Systems from Carnegie Mellon.

United States · 1 current role

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VP AI Software / Optimus program lead
Electric-vehicle and AI company (NASDAQ: TSLA), founded 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with a physical-AI program spanning three robotics fronts: a [r
19 verified deployments · Cybercab at Austin, Texas, USA →105 incidents4 models

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Tesla VP AI Software / Optimus program leadSecondary-verified

Education (1)

Carnegie Mellon University MS, Robotic Systems Development

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https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/meet-ashok-elluswamy-the-ai-architect-now-leading-teslas-optimus-program

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Tesla

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People (1)

Milan Kovac

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