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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
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- Tesla VP AI Software / Optimus program leadSecondary-verified
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- Carnegie Mellon University MS, Robotic Systems Development
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