Incorrect. He was head of Autopilot. See Tesla hires deep learning expert Andrej Karpathy to lead Autopilot vision
Tesla statement to Techcrunch said:
This is a big set back (again) for the Autopilot program. Don't kid yourself.
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Incorrect. He was head of Autopilot. See Tesla hires deep learning expert Andrej Karpathy to lead Autopilot vision
This is a big set back (again) for the Autopilot program. Don't kid yourself.
jelloslug
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Todd Burch
14-Year Member
I disagree with you there. 99% of the challenge with FSD is in the software. They already have cars on the road with the NVidia hardware that can do the neural net number-crunching. Keller's departure would have virtually zero effect on that.
Tesla is working on their own chip to:
1) In-house their own hardware to keep prices down
2) Reduce dependency on someone else
3) Improve the capability of the chip.
Having said that, if Tesla never made their own chip, it wouldn't slow down the autopilot program at all. They just would have to keep using NVidia's hardware, or whoever else supplies them.
Waiting4M3
Active Member
Looks like Keller was promoted to oversee both AP SW and HW when Lattner left and Karpathy joined (June 2017). Maybe that was just temporary until Karpathy can take over?
bdy0627
Active Member
This is (obviously) highly speculative and sounds like wishful thinking from a bearish perspective.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Either way, I don't mind having Karpathy in the driver's seat. Dude has a great reputation in the AI field (especially with vision), and seems to love what he does.
If you don't follow his Tweets, I recommend it just to see how much he's into coding and AI stuff.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
This is total speculation on your part. Don't kid yourself.
MartinAustin
Active Member
Keller was hired as the head of the hardware side. Later, he added management of the software side.
Let's ask ourselves if Autopilot today is any better than it was when Sterling Anderson left.
Zhelko Dimic
Careful bull
It's never good when an executive leaves. New one needs to find his bearings, build relationships etc. Lots of work that executives do is less tangible than hardcore Engineering stuff and adjustments take time.
Having said that, it's possible that Keller is an average/mediocre executive and genius chip designer, and he goes from one interesting project to another, bringing much value to the project, but little to the organization. If this was the case, no big deal. But, if he was an effective executive, this is going to hurt.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
When replaced with a better one it is.
Seems to be a strange forum here, please excuse me for not asking for your permissions before posting.
I am mainly interested in Tesla cars but am also a private investor looking for ideas. And exchanging opinions is what makes a forum what it is. Why are differing opinions treated so negatively here...?
The software side is vastly more important to Tesla than the hardware side. This is the secret sauce that cannot be replicated easily if at all. The chip is icing on the cake and likely will be impacted, but not prevented by Keller leaving. Karpathy's team is much more critical to success.
Keller leaving is not a positive, but he has been with Tesla long enough to establish a fully functioning team. It would be interesting to understand the true reason for his move. He does have a pattern of moving on once he has accomplished a task for a company.
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bdy0627
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Different opinions from people with the intent to share ideas and enhance investing wisdom are welcome. Recommending caution regarding investing in TSLA is ok too, but to do that as a brand spanking new member without providing a substantial explanation for your position is not going to be well-received.
Most of the people who are true believers. I think the best use of this site is to try to find a bull argument that makes sense. I haven't so far, but I'm still listening.
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Yeah. You wouldn't be the first short who joined the board to try to spread FUD, Oldman.
But maybe you're not a short - then I'd recommend adding something more substantial than "The chart looks ugly and the news flow negative."
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Exactly. Most of us have been investing in and researching Tesla for a long time. Warnings to "be careful" and similar are not needed. If you have data to share that's always welcome.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Speculative article about Georg Ell possibly leaving Tesla Europe, just posting it as a heads up, no idea of the credibility.
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