Tesla’s Dojo project is reported to have changed its leader, and its autonomous driving technology may be affected.

Tesla's Dojo project has reportedly undergone a leadership change, with potential impact on its self-driving technology.

【PhoneAuto News】On December 8th, PhoneAuto learned that Ganesh Venkataramanan, the project leader of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer, has left the company in November, according to Bloomberg. Venkataramanan has been leading the advancement of the Dojo project for the past five years. Prior to joining Tesla, he served as the Chief Engineering Director at AMD for nearly 15 years. Currently, Peter Bannon is responsible for the Dojo project. Bannon has been an executive at Tesla for nearly 8 years and had previously worked at Apple for over 7 years. In addition to the former project leader, at least one other member of the Dojo project has left, and it is currently unknown why these individuals have departed. Media analysis suggests that their departures have not only dealt a blow to this costly project but have also posed new obstacles for Tesla’s autonomous driving technology.

Dojo is Tesla’s custom supercomputer platform used for artificial intelligence and machine learning, aiding in the training of its autonomous driving visual technology, among other functionalities. The report states that Dojo utilizes custom D1 chips designed by Ganesh, Peter, and other prominent figures in the silicon industry.

In September of this year, analysts from Morgan Stanley suggested that Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer could drive the widespread adoption of autonomous taxis and software services, potentially increasing the market value of this electric vehicle manufacturer by nearly $600 billion (approximately ¥43 trillion).

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Tesla began production of the Dojo supercomputer in July, which is used to train the artificial intelligence (AI) models for autonomous vehicles, and plans to invest over $1 billion in Dojo by next year.

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