Leadership change in Tesla's Optimus program
Evidence notes
- • Tesla's head of the Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, announced his resignation on June 6, 2025, citing the need to spend more...
- • Kovac had led the program since 2022 and was promoted to vice president in September 2024.
- • Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Tesla's Autopilot teams, will assume responsibility for the Optimus program following Kovac's departure.
Company context
Tesla is an automotive and AI company developing Optimus, a general-purpose humanoid built on its autonomy, battery, and vertically integrated manufacturing stack.