The head of engineering for Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot division, left the company on Friday. Milan Kovac announced his departure on X, insisting that it “will not change a thing” about the company’s plans, which, as of March, meant building thousands of robots this year alone.

Milan Kovac, the head of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program, announced his plans to step down in a post on X on Friday. Kovac became the lead of the program in 2022 when he was appointed director of Optimus and Autopilot Engineering,

Tesla suffered a major setback as Milan Kovac, the head of its robotics division leading the Optimus development, departed the company