Tesla VP Raj Jegannathan Departs After 13 Years With Elon Musk's EV Giant, Hails Time With TSLA As 'Continuous Evolution'

Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) VP of IT and AI Infrastructure, Raj Jegannathan, has departed the company after 13 years.

Raj Jegannathan Leaves Tesla

Jegannathan, in a post on LinkedIn on Monday, shared the announcement, calling his time with the automaker "continuous evolution." Jegannathan also hailed the automaker for letting him be a part of building, designing and operating one of the "world’s largest AI clusters."

He thanked his colleagues at Tesla in the post, but did not mention his plans for the future, nor whether he had taken an opportunity elsewhere. "Thank you Tesla for this wonderful opportunity!" Jegannathan said at the end.

Raj Jegannathan At Tesla

Last year, the VP had been tasked with overseeing sales in North America following several departures in key positions at the company. Jegannathan lacked any previous sales experience, with most of his expertise in the IT and data function sectors.

In November, the VP confirmed that Tesla would also let customers gift the automaker's Full Self-Driving (FSD) subscriptions to others towards the holiday season in the U.S.

Tesla's New FSD Rules

Speaking of FSD, the automaker recently announced updated FSD free transfer terms, which would allow customers to avail the offer as long as they have placed their orders by 31st March, 2026.

Tesla's earlier terms dictated that the customers would need to take delivery of their new vehicles by the March 31 deadline to qualify for the free FSD transfer offer.

The rule changes come as the automaker has bolstered its push towards autonomous capabilities, with CEO Elon Musk touting the idea of an “Optimus Academy” to train the humanoid robots in a similar way to its self-driving training practices.

Benzinga Edge Rankings show that Tesla scores well on the Momentum metric and offers a favorable price trend in the Long Term.

Price Action: TSLA surged 1.51% to $417.32 at market close on Monday.

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