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Time of India
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Driven, humorous, relentless and can predict future really early: Tesla's Indian-origin VP Ashok Elluswamy on working with Elon Musk
In a recent podcast conversation with YouTuber Gobinath, Ashok Elluswamy , Tesla 's Vice President of AI Software, opened up about his professional journey and offered rare personal insights into what it's like working closely with Tesla CEO Elon Musk . From describing Musk's exceptional drive and sharp sense of humour to reflecting on his own roots and work ethic, Elluswamy painted a vivid picture of life inside one of the world's most innovative companies. Ashok Elluswamy, a robotics engineer originally from Tamil Nadu, has been a part of Tesla's remarkable growth for nearly a decade. Currently residing in San Francisco, he was the first engineer hired for the company's groundbreaking Autopilot team. His trajectory within Tesla, from an initial role in 2014 to his current position as Director of Autopilot Software, mirrors the company's relentless push toward technological excellence and innovation. During the podcast, Elluswamy described Musk as a highly driven leader with a strong sense of humour and an unmatched work ethic. 'He works really hard, easily 80–90 hours a week,' said Elluswamy, who meets with Musk every week. 'He's very smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early. I feel fortunate to work for him.' These qualities, Elluswamy shared, are what make Musk both inspiring and challenging to work with. He noted that Musk's leadership is not just strategic but hands-on. He gets involved in the nitty-gritty of product development and technical discussions. This approach has deeply influenced Elluswamy, who credits much of his own success at Tesla to sharing similar traits with Musk, including a strong work ethic and technical intuition. In a clip of the interview shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt, Elluswamy added, 'He is not afraid of taking risks. He is very funny. You can see it in person.' This blend of seriousness, risk-taking, and humour, according to Elluswamy, creates a unique culture within Tesla that pushes boundaries while keeping innovation enjoyable. Musk, for his part, has not shied away from acknowledging Elluswamy's contributions. In the past, he has publicly praised him for his pivotal role in the development of Tesla's Autopilot technology . 'Without him and our awesome team, we would just be another car company looking for an autonomous supplier that doesn't exist,' Musk stated. Elluswamy's academic background adds further depth to his story. 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. Before joining Tesla, he worked with leading automotive research teams at Volkswagen and WABCO. Today, Elluswamy stands as a role model for aspiring engineers, particularly from India. His journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley , marked by curiosity, perseverance and excellence, echoes the larger story of Indian talent shaping global technology. His reflections offer not just a glimpse into Tesla's inner workings but also an inspiring example of what dedication and shared vision can achieve in the world of tech.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
"Driven, Humorous, and Relentless": Tesla's Indian-origin VP Ashok Elluswamy on working with Elon Musk
In a recent podcast conversation with YouTuber Gobinath, Ashok Elluswamy , Tesla 's Vice President of AI Software, opened up about his professional journey and offered rare personal insights into what it's like working closely with Tesla CEO Elon Musk . From describing Musk 's exceptional drive and sharp sense of humour to reflecting on his own roots and work ethic, Elluswamy painted a vivid picture of life inside one of the world's most innovative companies. Ashok Elluswamy, a robotics engineer originally from Tamil Nadu, has been a part of Tesla's remarkable growth for nearly a decade. Currently residing in San Francisco, he was the first engineer hired for the company's groundbreaking Autopilot team. His trajectory within Tesla, from an initial role in 2014 to his current position as Director of Autopilot Software, mirrors the company's relentless push toward technological excellence and innovation. During the podcast, Elluswamy described Musk as a highly driven leader with a strong sense of humour and an unmatched work ethic. 'He works really hard, easily 80–90 hours a week,' said Elluswamy, who meets with Musk every week. 'He's very smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early. I feel fortunate to work for him.' These qualities, Elluswamy shared, are what make Musk both inspiring and challenging to work with. He noted that Musk's leadership is not just strategic but hands-on. He gets involved in the nitty-gritty of product development and technical discussions. This approach has deeply influenced Elluswamy, who credits much of his own success at Tesla to sharing similar traits with Musk, including a strong work ethic and technical intuition. In a clip of the interview shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt, Elluswamy added, 'He is not afraid of taking risks. He is very funny. You can see it in person.' This blend of seriousness, risk-taking, and humour, according to Elluswamy, creates a unique culture within Tesla that pushes boundaries while keeping innovation enjoyable. Musk, for his part, has not shied away from acknowledging Elluswamy's contributions. In the past, he has publicly praised him for his pivotal role in the development of Tesla's Autopilot technology . 'Without him and our awesome team, we would just be another car company looking for an autonomous supplier that doesn't exist,' Musk stated. Elluswamy's academic background adds further depth to his story. 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. Before joining Tesla, he worked with leading automotive research teams at Volkswagen and WABCO. Today, Elluswamy stands as a role model for aspiring engineers, particularly from India. His journey from Chennai to Silicon Valley, marked by curiosity, perseverance and excellence, echoes the larger story of Indian talent shaping global technology. His reflections offer not just a glimpse into Tesla's inner workings but also an inspiring example of what dedication and shared vision can achieve in the world of tech.
NDTV
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- NDTV
Tesla's Indian-Origin Vice President Shares Insights On Working With Elon Musk: "Very Funny, Works Hard"
Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla's Vice President of AI Software, recently appeared on a podcast hosted by YouTuber Gobinath, where he offered insights into his experience working closely with Elon Musk, the company's CEO. Mr Elluswamy described Musk as a highly driven individual with a sharp sense of humour, emphasising his relentless work ethic and hands-on approach to leadership. During the conversation, Mr Elluswamy also delved into his personal journey, reflecting on his Tamil heritage and the path that led him to a pivotal role at one of the world's most innovative companies. Mr Elluswamy further attributed his success at the company to sharing similar traits with Elon Musk, such as a strong work ethic and technical intuition. Sawyer Merritt, a Tesla investor, shared a snippet of the interview on X. "Tesla's VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy on what it's like to work with Elon Musk: "I meet with him every week. He is really smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early; He works really hard. easily 80-90 hours per week. I feel fortunate to work for him. He is not afraid of taking risks. He is very funny. You can see it in person," the caption of the video read. Watch the video here: Tesla's VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy on what it's like to work with Elon Musk: "I meet with him every week. He is really smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early; He works really hard. Easily 80-90 hours per week. I feel fortunate to work for him. He is… — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 14, 2025 In the past, Musk has also publicly praised Mr Elluswamy for his pivotal role in developing Tesla's Autopilot technology. "Without him and our awesome team, we would just be another car company looking for an autonomous supplier that doesn't exist," Musk said. Who is Ashok Elluswamy? Ashok Elluswamy is a robotics engineer. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai and a Master's in Robotics System Development from Carnegie Mellon University. He has vast experience in computer vision and perception, as well as planning and control, according to his LinkedIn Currently living in San Francisco, he was the first engineer to be hired for Tesla's Autopilot team. Mr Elluswamy has been with Tesla for 10 years, starting in June 2014. After 2.5 years, he advanced to a senior software engineer position. In May 2019, he was promoted to Director of Tesla Autopilot Software, a role he holds to this day. Before joining Tesla, Mr Elluswamy was associated with Volkswagen Electronic Research Lab and WABCO Vehicle Control System.
Business Standard
14-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
From synthetic data to AI agents, new SAS Viya innovations boost speed, productivity and trust
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14: Data and AI leader SAS today announced its latest offerings on the SAS® Viya® platform, spanning the latest leaps in AI advancement to scale and galvanize human productivity and decision-making. "SAS is evolving its strategy and portfolio to embrace a broader ecosystem of user personas, preferences, and technologies within an enterprise's AI technology stack," said Kathy Lange, research director for AI Software at IDC. "SAS continues to develop offerings that streamline and automate the AI life cycle and enable organizations to make better business decisions faster." The latest and upcoming SAS Viya debuts include: * SAS Data Maker - Introduced through private preview last year, SAS' secure synthetic data generator helps organizations tackle data privacy and scarcity challenges, while simplifying processes and conserving resources. Accelerated through SAS' recent acquisition of synthetic data pioneer Hazy's principal software assets, SAS Data Maker is expected for general availability in the third quarter of 2025. * SAS Viya Intelligent Decisioning - Available now, SAS Viya Intelligent Decisioning facilitates building and deploying intelligent AI agents with just the right AI-autonomy-to-human-involvement ratio to strike the optimal oversight balance for task complexity, risk and business goals. * SAS Managed Cloud Services: SAS Viya Essentials - A packaged Managed Cloud Services offering of select SAS Viya products, SAS Managed Cloud Services: SAS Viya Essentials was launched in early 2025. Currently targeted to small and mid-size businesses, SAS Managed Cloud Services: Viya Essentials reduces the barrier to entry, delivering SAS Viya in a small, out-of-the box hosted managed service. * SAS Viya Copilot - Built on Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, SAS Viya Copilot is an AI-driven conversational assistant embedded directly into the SAS Viya platform that gives developers, data scientists and business users alike a powerful personal assistant that accelerates analytical, business and industry tasks. SAS Viya Copilot is currently available via an invitation-only, private preview, with the general availability release coming in the third quarter of 2025. Key features of the initial Copilot offering include AI-powered model development and code assistance for SAS users. * SAS Viya Workbench - Released in 2024, SAS Viya Workbench is a cloud-based coding environment purpose-built for developers, data scientists, and modelers to significantly improve speed and efficiency and easily conduct data management, analysis, and model development using SAS or Python code, through Visual Studio Code or Jupyter Notebook. New in 2025 is the support of R coding, SAS Enterprise Guide as an optional integrated development environment (IDE) option, and the expansion from the initial availability on AWS Marketplace to now include availability on Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Learn more about SAS data and AI products at: Unparalleled productivity, trusted results SAS is breaking through the AI and GenAI hype to deliver real capabilities that drive real results with SAS Viya - a comprehensive data and AI platform that empowers people of all skill levels to participate in the analytics process. The SAS Viya platform delivers users a choice to be a builder of AI with end-to-end platform tools, or buyers of AI solutions and model packages - each delivering scale and productivity to enable better decisions and faster time to value. Developers, data scientists, IT professionals and business analysts can collaborate seamlessly within the SAS Viya ecosystem and throughout the data and AI life cycle to make intelligent decisions. SAS Viya accelerates productivity across diverse industries and regulatory landscapes, offering a clear advantage to organizations, particularly CIOs and IT leaders. In fact, a 2024 Futurum Group AI productivity study revealed that SAS Viya helps users accelerate the AI life cycle, enabling them to collect data, build models, and deploy decisions 4.6 times faster than selected competitors - all while helping them increase innovation, expedite decision making and drive revenue growth. "The current economic climate and rapid pace of AI innovation can feel intense and overwhelming," said Bryan Harris, Chief Technology Officer at SAS. "Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge AI capabilities that help organizations navigate the hype and disruption, make breakthroughs in problem solving, and gain a decision advantage." Supporting global conservation with data and AI The power of SAS Viya extends beyond improving business outcomes to boosting global conservation efforts. Fathom Science, a technology start-up building digital twins of the ocean, tapped SAS Viya to tackle an impractical problem that brought together the unlikely combination of ocean data, AI and a species in need of a lifeline. To validate their state-of-the-science whale location prediction model that helps prevent vessels from striking critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, Fathom Science used SAS Data Maker to create synthetic data with the characteristics of the actual shipping lane data to expand to 500,000 data points. With the data in hand, SAS Viya Workbench was used to develop models to calculate the probability of whales' distance from shore. The result? Fathom Science gained statistical and machine learning validation of its whale location prediction model. The announcement was made at SAS Innovate, the data and AI experience for business leaders, technical users and SAS Partners. This year's event is supported by our partner sponsors, including Microsoft, Intel and AWS. Keep up with the latest news from SAS by visiting or follow us on LinkedIn or X. About SAS SAS is a global leader in data and AI. With SAS software and industry-specific solutions, organizations transform data into trusted decisions. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®. SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright© 2024 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Indian-origin Tesla VP reveals what it is like to work with Elon Musk: ‘He works 80-90 hours per week'
Vice President of AI Software at Tesla, Ashok Elluswamy, in a recent podcast with YouTuber Gobinath, revealed what it is like to work with Elon Musk. Elluswamy labelled the billionaire as funny and someone who "works really hard.' In the podcast, the VP further talked about his Tamil roots and how he came to work directly with 'Elon Musk at one of the world's most innovative companies.' Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt shared a snippet of the interview on X and wrote, 'Tesla's VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy on what it's like to work with Elon Musk: 'I meet with him every week. He is really smart in the sense that he can predict the future very early; He works really hard. Easily 80-90 hours per week. I feel fortunate to work for him. He is not afraid of taking risks. He is very funny. You can see it in person'." 'I love to hear this; thanks for sharing,' posted one individual. Another remarked, 'Elon Musk's unmatched vision, relentless drive, fearless risks, and witty charm make him an inspiring example, leading his team with hands-on brilliance.' A third commented, 'Working 80-90 hours a week shows his commitment, though that's an intense schedule!' A fourth wrote, 'Elon Musk certainly has amazing talent and charisma to people around him. I have two personal friends working for Tesla and Xai, each thinking they're working for the best team and Elon Musk cares about them more than anything else.' According to his LinkedIn bio, Elluswamy joined Tesla in 2014 as a software engineer. In the following years, he worked in different roles within the organisation. He was promoted as the Vice President of Tesla AI software in 2024 and has held the position ever since. He has a total of over 11 years of experience of working with the company.
