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Tesla AI Chief Ashok Elluswamy Says Optimus Has 'Big Shoes to Fill' After Model S, X Production Line Closure

Tesla Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) artificial intelligence lead, Ashok Elluswamy, hailed the sunset Model S and Model X premium vehicles as the Fremont facility gears up for Optimus humanoid robot production.

Benzinga · Jul 13

Tesla FSD Could Get Smarter Neighborhood Navigation After Ashok Elluswamy Responds ‘Working On It’ to Voice Command Request

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is developing natural-language voice commands that could let Full Self-Driving users describe precise drop-off locations with cues such as house colors, driveways, or nearby landmarks.

Benzinga · Jul 8

'It’s an awesome robot. It looks like a human. People could be easily confused that it’s a human' — Tesla exec on why Optimus 3 is a game changer

Tesla makes big shift to focus on AI and robotics, promising a very human-like Optimus 3 by March — but what does that really mean?

TechRadar · Jan 29

Elon Musk Says Tesla Robotaxi Could Go Driverless In Austin By Year-End, Walks Back Major Promise

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk expects the company to remove the onboard safety operators from the EV giant's Robotaxi operations in Austin, Texas, by the end of the year.

Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025

The first Tesla just drove itself from its factory straight to the customer

An Austin official told Fortune it had no choice in the matter: “The City does not have the authority to regulate these vehicles.”

Fortune · Jun 28, 2025

A Tesla Executive Just Gave A Brutal Assessment Of Full Self-Driving

Today on Critical Materials: Tesla admits it's a

InsideEVs · May 22, 2025

Tesla’s ‘self-drive’ tech accused of causing Cybertruck crash

The reported crash raises questions over whether the technology is ready for Elon Musk’s June robotaxi launch, a core pillar propping up Tesla’s $1.1 trillion market cap.

Fortune · Feb 10, 2025

Tesla Drops New Demo Video Of FSD Beta, But Questions Abound

It is not clear if Tesla used the latest neural network-based vehicle controls in this demonstration as the automaker does not say if the car ran FSD Beta V12.

InsideEVs · Oct 18, 2023

Tesla’s Optimus Robot Shuns LiDAR, Embraces Neural Networks And Cameras

Tesla's humanoid bot Optimus relies on neural networks and cameras, eschewing LiDAR for robotics.

Zenger · Sep 25, 2023

Key Takeaways From Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s FSD V12 Test Drive

Elon Musk compared the AI-powered FSD V12 to a traveling human, who could go to any country, rent a car, and drive around.

InsideEVs · Aug 28, 2023