Inside the rise of Ashok Elluswamy, the Elon Musk lieutenant leading Tesla's self-driving gamble

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Photo collage featuring Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla showroom, and Tesla logo.

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I rented a Model Y for my first long-distance drive. I struggled with it for all the reasons people love the EV.

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The blue Tesla Model Y that the author rented.
The author rented a Tesla Model Y for her first long-distance drive from the California Bay Area to Los Angeles.

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Tesla dodges trial and settles lawsuit over a deadly Autopilot crash

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Tesla is seen at a branch office in Bern

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Federal regulators probe Tesla over not properly reporting crashes involving Autopilot and Full Self-Driving

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A Tesla sedan is shown after it struck a parked Laguna Beach Police Department vehicle in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. in this handout photo
The NHTSA said in a notice that Tesla often takes months to report crash data that involves its driver assistance technologies.

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Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $200 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

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Tesla must pay over $242M in damages after being found partly at fault for deadly Autopilot crash

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A wrecked Tesla; Naibel Benavides Leon and Dillon Angulo.
Naibel Benavides Leon was killed and her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, was seriously injured as the result of a Tesla crash in 2019.

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I work on Tesla's Autopilot team. I watch hours of customers' driving videos every day and am monitored constantly.

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Tesla owners say Autopilot can help relieve some of the stress of driving.
Tesla's Autopilot team helps teach the company's AI to drive.

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What it's like working at Tesla's Autopilot labeling facilities, where your keystrokes and bathroom breaks are tracked

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Much of Tesla's data annotation is done at its facility in Buffalo, New York.
Much of Tesla's data annotation is done at its facility in Buffalo, New York.

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Tesla prioritizes Musk's and other 'VIP' drivers' data to train self-driving software

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Tesla posts roles for Autopilot team after weeks of mass layoffs and scrubbing jobs board

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Tesla posted a series of AI and Autopilot roles.
Tesla posted a series of AI and Autopilot roles.

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