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Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy was the first to be employed for Tesla's auto pilot team: Musk
Indian origin engineer Ashok Elluswamy was the first employee to be hired for Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla's Autopilot team.
"Ashok was the first person recruited from my tweet saying that Tesla is starting an Autopilot team!" Musk said in a tweet in reply to a video on his interview.
Ashok is actually the head of Autopilot engineering, he said.
"Andrej is director of AI; People often give me too much credit and give Andrej too much credit. The Tesla Autopilot AI team is extremely talented. Some of the smartest people in the world,” he said.
Elluswamy was previously employed with Volkswagen Electronic Research Lab and WABCO Vehicle Control System.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai and a Master's degree in Robotics System Development from Carnegie Mellon University.
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