> Tesla has faced an exodus of key talent this year as it has grappled with rising competition, falling sales and a consumer backlash to Musk’s political activity. Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for Optimus, and David Lau, vice president of software engineering, departed earlier this year, while Bloomberg reported in June that longtime Musk confidant Omead Afshar had abruptly left.
Wonder how much is belt-tightening from poor financials and how much is talent that was tempted/driven away.
Wonder how much is belt-tightening from poor financials and how much is talent that was tempted/driven away.