Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Tesla Reassigns Engineers After Shutting Down Dojo AI Project
Tesla, the car company, has stopped working on its special AI computer project called Dojo.
This means some engineers needed to find new jobs inside Tesla.
Some engineers are now working with the person in charge of self-driving cars and robots.
Others are working on chips and hardware, while still others focus on software security.
The leader of the Dojo project has left Tesla, but many of his former team members are now working at a new AI company called DensityAI, founded by Ganesh Venkataramanan, another former Tesla employee.
DensityAI is working on new AI technologies and has already hired a large group of former Tesla engineers.
Tesla reassigned engineering staff after discontinuing the Dojo AI project.
The Dojo project, focused on an in-house AI supercomputer, has been dismantled.
Ashok Elluswamy now leads some software-focused personnel from Dojo.
Aaron Rodgers oversees hardware engineers, including those working on the AI5 chip.
Ganesh Venkataramanan, former head of Tesla's Dojo team, founded DensityAI, hiring ex-Tesla engineers.
- Who
- Engineering staff involved in the Dojo project and former Tesla engineers.
- What
- Tesla reassigned engineers after ending the Dojo AI supercomputer project.
- When
- The reassignment occurred after Tesla CEO Elon Musk disbanded the Dojo project.
- Where
- The changes are happening within Tesla.
- Why
- To reallocate resources and regroup after discontinuing the Dojo project.
- Company
- Tesla
- Project
- Dojo AI
- Key Personnel (New Roles)
- Ashok Elluswamy, Aaron Rodgers, Silvio Brugada
- Former Dojo Leader
- Peter Bannon
- New Startup
- DensityAI
- DensityAI Founder
- Ganesh Venkataramanan
