Ashok Elluswamy
Head of Autopilot and AI software at Tesla.
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- Tesla Robotaxi and Cybercab: From the 2019 Promise to Driverless Rides
Tesla’s autonomy and AI leader who has described the removal of Austin safety monitors, fleet-mileage results and the next Cybercab market.
Ashok Elluswamy across every timeline
Every dated entry that names Ashok Elluswamy, from all 1 timeline, newest first.
- Ashok Elluswamy says Dallas is next for Cybercab Announcement
Tesla AI-software head Ashok Elluswamy said that Cybercabs were in Austin and that Dallas was next. The statement did not announce that Cybercab rides had started in Dallas.
on Tesla Robotaxi and Cybercab: From the 2019 Promise to Driverless Rides - Tesla says unsupervised Robotaxi fleet reached 1 million miles Announcement
Tesla Autonomy VP Ashok Elluswamy said the Robotaxi fleet had completed 1 million miles of unsupervised operations. He made the statement during Tesla's invite-only Cybercab presentation in Austin.
on Tesla Robotaxi and Cybercab: From the 2019 Promise to Driverless Rides - Tesla reports zero notable incidents for its unsupervised Robotaxi fleet Announcement
During Tesla's second-quarter earnings webcast, Ashok Elluswamy said the unsupervised Robotaxi fleet had driven more than 380,000 miles across six cities in two states. He said Tesla had recorded zero notable incidents.
on Tesla Robotaxi and Cybercab: From the 2019 Promise to Driverless Rides - First paid robotaxi rides in Austin with no safety monitor in the car Launch
Musk posted that Tesla had started Robotaxi drives in Austin with no safety monitor in the car, seven months after launch. Tesla had begun driverless testing in December; AI chief Ashok Elluswamy said a few unsupervised vehicles would be mixed into the monitored fleet with the ratio rising over time. Riders reported being charged, and chase cars were seen following the driverless vehicles.
on Tesla Robotaxi and Cybercab: From the 2019 Promise to Driverless Rides