Optimus humanoid robot program, has announced his resignation. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Kovac stated that ...

Tesla’s Optimus head Milan Kovac resigns, hands reins to Autopilot lead Ashok Elluswamy amid Musk’s push for AI and robotics growth.

Instead, he is now focusing on launching autonomous taxis and humanoid robots, signaling a future where Tesla positions itself as an AI and robotics company rather than solely an automaker.

Key Takeaways Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's public spat rattled Tesla shares this week, but several Wall ...

And management should ... by using AI and robotics if he did not have such a large ownership stake. Even stated that he would ‘prefer to build products outside of Tesla’ if it came to that.

Milan Kovac, Tesla's Optimus robot project head, has resigned to spend more time with family abroad after nine years with the ...

Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Tesla's Autopilot teams, will take over responsibility for Optimus after Kovac's departure ...

Last Wednesday, executives from companies like Tesla ... make or break America’s tech leadership for generations. As China pours resources into its national robotics plan, U.S. officials ...

“Musk did a very good job in our opinion discussing the Tesla long-term strategic vision, autonomous, robotics, and showing leadership at a time it was very needed for the Tesla story ...

Tesla stock is on the rise after two big pieces of news came overnight: a reported start date for robotaxi testing and CEO ...