Fees on the heels of Elon Musk’s doubtful return to TeslaThe head of the humanoid robots program of the company leaves – but he swears that the decision was his.
According to a initiated who spoke to BloombergMilan Kovac, manager of the Optimus Robot program engineering, informed his colleagues at the end of this last week of work – the same who saw Musk and President Donald Trump explode On social networks – which he would immediately leave immediately.
Shortly after, Kovac displayed a long and sincere Missive on x About his alleged choice to put an end to his nine -year term in Tesla, where he first worked on artificial intelligence programs as the automatic pilot before going to the engineer of Optimus in 2022.
“This week, I had to make the most difficult decision of my life and I will leave my position,” tweeted the ex-TESLA-ER. “I have been far from home for too long and I will have to spend more time with the family abroad.”
He also included an unusual warning.
“I clearly mean that this is the only reason, and has absolutely nothing to do with something else,” continued Kovac. “My support for (Musk) and the team is ironed – Tesla Team Forever.”
The gentleman, it seems, protests too much-and Musk’s response does not inspire the confidence of Kovac’s claim either.
“Milan, thank you for your exceptional contribution to Tesla in the last decade,” the billionaire, who has himself been newly dismissed, replied. “It was an honor to work with you.”
“Take advantage of time with the family,” Musk wrote. (The “and don’t let the door strike you when leaving” could have been implicit.))
Although there is no concrete evidence suggesting that Kovac’s resignation has been forced, there are many context clues that make you ask.
Beyond the very bad Musk week, Kovac’s leadership in the Tesla humanoid robots program has left a lot to be desired. Despite some apparently impressive prototypes – one of which was In fact remote controlledAnd another was Made to look fresher via devious video editing tips – Optimus does not appear near loan for prime hours in an economically viable sense, no matter what Musc statements On investor calls on Mary’s hail.
If Kovac tells the truth about his departure, he would be logical for him, as a real believer Tesla, to resign from his own will because he failed to deliver a humanoid robot in good faith.
Given how much His now-boss is, however, there is a good chance that the decision to leave was not alone in Kovac.
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