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Beachnutt

(8,946 posts) Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:12 PM Apr 2025

Tesla's software engineering head to step down

Reuters
Tesla's vice president of software engineering, David Lau, has told people at the company he is stepping down, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Lau, who has been with the automaker for more than 12 years, has held the vice president's role since 2017, according to his LinkedIn page.

Tesla and Lau did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

His team is responsible for software in Tesla vehicles, cloud services and manufacturing systems
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Tesla's software engineering head to step down (Original Post) Beachnutt Apr 2025 OP

Let Big Bawls write your code, MFer EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #1

No credit to Eloon, but the software updates are one of Tesla's best features. CoopersDad Apr 2025 #2

EYESORE 9001

(29,889 posts)

1. Let Big Bawls write your code, MFer

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Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:15 PM

Apr 2025

CoopersDad

(3,371 posts)

2. No credit to Eloon, but the software updates are one of Tesla's best features.

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Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:19 PM

Apr 2025

Over the air updates are no longer unique to Tesla, but it's the only car conceived with that feature in mind, and the first conventional offering to not come from an established gas vehicle maker.

I wish there were more affordable alternatives than there are today.

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