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Tesla names Milan Kovac as VP, Head of Engineering for Optimus


Tesla’s Director of Optimus and Autopilot Engineering Milan Kovac has been promoted to Vice President of Optimus (Tesla Bot). The replace was posted on the chief’s private LinkedIn web page

Much like Tesla’s Director of Autopilot Software program Ashok Elluswamy, who was promoted to Vice President of AI Software program not too long ago, Kovac is a veteran of the electrical automobile maker’s Autopilot crew. A take a look at Kovac’s LinkedIn web page exhibits that he has been working for the electrical automobile maker for 8 years and seven months. That’s a formidable period of time contemplating Tesla’s repute for being a demanding office. 

Kovac began his tenure at Tesla again in April 2016, when he was employed as a Workers Software program Engineer for the Autopilot crew. He solely held this put up for 3 months as he was shortly promoted to Engineering Supervisor of Autopilot Software program in June 2016. He was additional promoted to Senior Engineering Supervisor of Autopilot Software program on January 2018, lower than two years after he joined the corporate. 

Kovac could be promoted as soon as extra to Director of Autopilot Software program Engineering in Might 2019, and he would maintain this put up for two years and 9 months earlier than he was promoted to Director of Optimus and Autopilot Engineering. Below his management, Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robotic developed from an idea to a full blown Gen 2 bipedal machine able to working autonomously within the firm’s factories. 

Apparently sufficient, Kovac’s private LinkedIn web page signifies that he was promoted to Vice President of Optimus (Tesla Bot) again in September 2024. That is fairly fascinating as his promotion appeared to have been stored underneath wraps. This additionally signifies that Kovac was already promoted to his present put up when Tesla held its “We, Robotic” occasion final week. 

As per Bloomberg InformationEd Ludlow, there have been reportedly discussions about Elluswamy and Kovac taking the stage on the “We, Robotic” occasion, and pitches have been reportedly made to Musk about this. Musk, nevertheless, reportedly needed to maintain the occasion excessive degree. This was fairly unsurprising, as Musk beforehand said that opponents are inclined to carefully watch Tesla’s occasions for potential info or improvements that may be emulated. 

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Tesla names Milan Kovac as VP, Head of Engineering for Optimus








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