A robotics engineer with a specialisation in computer vision, perception, planning, and control, Ashok Elluswamy has been crucial for whatever success Tesla has had with its Autopilot AI

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, recently disclosed that Ashok Elluswamy, of Indian origin, was the inaugural recruit for the electric vehicle company's Autopilot team. Elluswamy played an important role in spearheading Autopilot engineering.

Elon Musk took to social media to express his appreciation for Ashok Elluswamy, highlighting the Indian-origin robotics engineer’s pivotal role in Tesla’s “success in AI” and the Autopilot software. In 2021,

Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has publicly lauded Ashok Elluswamy, an Indian-origin engineer who played a pivotal role in developing Tesla's Autopilot technology. Elluswamy, the first engineer hired for Tesla's Autopilot team,

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has publicly recognized Ashok Elluswamy, the director of AI/autopilot software at the firm, for his significant contributions to the electric car company. In response to a note written by Elluswamy on X,

Would like to clarify that this is my personal note that I decided to write to explain Elon's importance to Tesla. While the timing is partly in light of the shareholder vote, I truly believe everything I wrote,