Milan Kovac, who runs Teslas Optimus The Humanoid Robotics program leaves the car maker. In a Publishes AxMilan talked about how he joined Tesla As an engineer of the main team of the Autopilot in 2016 and how he started leading the Optimus group in 2022. He explained that he left his position, because “he has been far from home for too long and will have to spend more time with his family abroad”. Kovac emphasized that it was the only reason he left and that his support for Elon Musk and the Tesla The team was “Ironlad”, perhaps hinting that their decision had nothing to do with Musk’s policy or the recent fall with the president.
Tesla former announced who was working on a humanoid robot by 2021, though he was not able debut A real prototype until a year later in 2022. Musk said Optimus will be able to move to 5 mph and carry loads of up to 45 pounds. He also said he hopes to sell for $ 20,000 each when built at volume and stated that machines can give the company a Market Chief of 25 trillion dollars. Since then, Tesla has proven Optimus’s ability to do Handle an eggCook the meals, fold your clothes and throw the garbage. The robot does not yet have a solid launch date. Musk said in April that the robot’s production had been affected For China’s export restrictions on rare earth magnets, so it is likely that it is not soon.
Bloombergwho reported first of Kovac’s departure, said he leaves the company immediately. Asok Elluswamy, who runs the company’s automatic group, assumes his responsibilities.
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