‘First person …’: How Elon Musk hired Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy as Tesla's autopilot head

Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk disclosed how he hired Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy as Tesla's autopilot head. Musk said Ashok was the first employee to be hired for his electric vehicle company’s Autopilot team. Musk, who has been using social media to recruit people, disclosed in a tweet in reply to a video of his interview. Musk tweeted, “Ashok was the first person recruited from my tweet saying that Tesla is starting an Autopilot team!” Before Tesla, Ashok was associated with Volkswagen Electronic Research Lab & WABCO Vehicle Control System. Watch the full video for more.