What’s going on in Tesla? A wave of executives heads towards the outings

What’s going on in Tesla? The manufacturer of electric vehicles, sailing in a difficult commercial landscape marked by increased competition and the evolution of consumer feeling, also seems to face an important internal crisis: a rapid exodus of talent.

The Elon Musk group has now lost its 10th executive this year. The last departure is Piero Landolfi, who announced his release on LinkedIn after almost nine years at the company.

“After 8 3/4 years, I made the decision difficult to leave Tesla,” said Landolfi. “It was difficult because of the incredibly talented and passionate people that I had the privilege of working, sweating and laughing while we accelerated the world to lasting energy, against all expectations and despite what was once general beliefs on electric cars.”

He continued: “It was difficult because of the incredible products that we build, the first main thought and the mentality to make things that makes Tesla a place so exciting to work.

The position drew significant attention, with more than 834 likes and nearly 250 comments, largely of people who collaborated with him during his mandate in Tesla or in his role as leadership.

Landolfi cited the familiar desire for a “different new adventure” as a reason to leave. “However, it is now time for my next adventure. This is the way,” he concluded, echoing a popular sentence from the Star Wars franchise.

His next blow is in Nimble, an autonomous and autonomous electronic commerce technology company, where he assumed the role of main operations vice-president. In particular, Nimble already has the former Tesla veterans among its ranks, suggesting a potential talent trend migrating from the manufacturer of electric vehicles to the EA and booming robotics sectors.

A departure cascade

Landolfi’s trip to Tesla began in October 2016 when he joined the Director of Technical Services and Operations. His contributions led to a promotion almost four years later to the Director of Services in North America, a position he held until his departure this month.

Its release marks the tenth executive departure of Tesla this year, a cascade of departures which struck almost all the critical divisions of the company. The exodus started in February with the release of David Imai. April saw the departures of David Lau and Mark Westfall. The pace accelerated in May with the loss of Prashant Menon and Vineet Mehta. June has witnessed Omead Afshar outings, Milan Kovac (leader of the Humanoid Optimus Robot team) and Jenna Ferrua (HR director). Last month, Troy Jones, Vice-President of Sales, Service and Delivery in North America, left. This month, in addition to Landolfi, Pete Bannon, the vice-president of material engineering (CHIP Tech and Dojo SuperComputer), also announced his departure.

These last two departures coincide with a period of significant upheavals in the ambitious initiatives of the Tesla AI, in particular the liquidation of Dojo, the personalized supercomputer from Tesla designed to form neural networks for the autonomous grade (FSD) and the humanoid robot of Tesla, Optimus. The Dojo project, an expensive and technically risky strategy aimed at reducing dependence on NVIDIA GPUs, had already faced internal turbulence and questions about its long -term viability in a market dominated by established chip giants.

“Once it has become clear that all the paths converged on AI6, I had to close Dojo and make difficult staff choices, because Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” said Musk in an article on August 10 on X (formerly Twitter).

Once it has become clear that all the paths converged on AI6, I had to close Dojo and make difficult staff choices, because Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end.

Dojo 3 undoubtedly lives in the form of a large number of SOC AI6 on a single board.

– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2025

Internal agitation?

For any business, losing so many senior leaders in such a short time is a major red flag. He reports potential internal disorders, a loss of crucial institutional knowledge and raises serious questions about the future orientation of the company and the stability of its culture of leadership under musk.

Not long ago, Tesla, having managed to set the mass production of electric vehicles with model 3 and model Y, was considered a magnet for the best talents. This year’s brain flight suggests that society may have lost part of its appearance, potentially exacerbated by the increasingly vocal and often polarizing political positions of its CEO, which have alienated certain market and labor segments.

It is now clear that, in addition to the challenges of maintaining its growth in sales formerly not toppable in an increasingly competitive EV market, Tesla faces another important obstacle: to keep its highest leadership. The stimulation of expected short -term sales of consumers seeking to take advantage of the federal tax credit of $ 7,500 on purchases of new EVs before its expiration on September 30 can offer a temporary stay, but it cannot hide the deeper problem.

Tesla’s biggest challenge is no longer just to sell cars; He is convinced of his own talent to stay for the journey.