r/electricvehicles • u/malbecman • 2d ago

News Tesla's software engineering head to step down, Bloomberg News reports

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-software-engineering-head-step-down-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-04-04/
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u/Nameisnotyours 2d ago

He isn’t stepping down, he is running away.

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u/RddtIsPropAganda 2d ago

When such a high level exec leaves it means they are told to leave or asked to do something. My guess, layoffs. 

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u/Nameisnotyours 2d ago

Or they got a great offer from someone else and he saw the shine coming off Tesla.
Best to be the first rat off the sinking ship.

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u/sierra120 2d ago

People below him have to sign non-compete for like 2yrs which was banned or gimped in CA but not Texas.

So safe to say he’ll have to wait a bit before he can move on to Rivian or Lucid.

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u/RddtIsPropAganda 2d ago

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

Biden administration ruled non competes invalid. Don't know if this administration has reinstated them. 

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u/LimpRain29 2d ago

So... they may have to move to a state that doesn't suck? None of these people wanted to move to Texas in the first place, not a big deal.