Tesla's head of AI, an ardent supporter of 'full self driving,' has exited the company

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Andrej Karpathy, Tesla's director of artificial intelligence, announced Wednesday he's leaving the company only months before its anticipated release of its long-delayed 'full self-driving' software to 1 million people. Tesla's driver-assist features made significant advances in his tenure, but also have drawn increased scrutiny from regulators over their safety record.

"It's been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals,". "Autopilot graduated from lane keeping to city streets and I look forward to seeing the exceptionally strong Autopilot team continue that momentum."

Neither Karpathy nor Musk provided an explanation for his departure. Karpathy's five-year tenure was longer than many previous leaders on the Autopilot team. Tesla is notorious for a demanding culture that can lead to turnover, but it's not clear if that played any role in his exit. Karpathy's announced departure comes several months afterKarpathy said at the time that he was traveling in Europe and Asia with only a backpack.

Tesla owners have described seeing improvements to Autopilot during Karpathy's tenure. Many say it makes them feel less fatigued after long trips. But Autopilot has also been controversial. Drivers can become distracted while using it, which has at times been deadly. Tesla has since expanded its driver monitoring technology, with an in-car camera.

 

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Please see my tweets regarding my reservations about self driving cars.

and could not get anyone to drive him home

Rats abandoning the sinking ship?

Did he drive himself out?

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