Tesla VP of Optimus Milan Kovac Departs After Nearly a Decade with the Company

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2025.06.06 23:00
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Milan Kovac, Vice President of Tesla’s Optimus program, is leaving the company after nearly ten years to spend more time with family. He joined Tesla in 2016 and played a significant role in developing driver assistance systems before leading the Optimus project. Kovac praised his team for their achievements and noted the project's evolution from initial prototypes to a full-stack robotics platform. Ashok Elluswamy will take over the Optimus program, ensuring continuity as it approaches large-scale deployment.