Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) senior executives Ashok Elluswamy and Milan Kovac took to X over the weekend to rally for company CEO Elon Musk‘s $56 billion pay package.
What Happened: Elluswamy on Saturday wrote in a note on X that Musk has served as the key driver of AI and autonomy at Tesla from back in 2014 when Tesla autopilot driver assistance software was limited to a tiny computer that only had about 384 kb of memory and minimal compute.
“…Elon is critical for Tesla’s success in AI. It is his combination of deep technical understanding, insane perseverance and relentless hard work that have positioned Tesla to be a leader in real-world AI,” Elluswamy wrote.
“If not for Elon’s ambition, Tesla might have dwindled to become just another car company.”
While the note is in light of the upcoming shareholder vote on Musk’s rescinded pay package, the note is “personal” and he truly believes in everything he wrote, the Director of Autopilot software said.