What's the story Elon Musk has fired Omead Afshar, Tesla's head of manufacturing and operations for North America and Europe. The news was first reported by Forbes and later confirmed by CNBC and Bloomberg. Afshar's departure comes after Milan Kovac, the engineering lead for Tesla's Optimus robot, also left the company earlier this month. Departure details Afshar's role at Tesla and robotaxis' performance in Austin Afshar joined Tesla in 2017 and quickly rose through the ranks to become one of Musk's most trusted lieutenants. He played a key role in major projects, including the construction of the Texas Gigafactory. Just days before his departure, he had shared updates on Tesla's Robotaxis performance in Austin, calling it an "absolutely historic day for Tesla." Despite safety officers monitoring vehicles' behavior during limited rollouts, some Robotaxis experienced glitches and even violated local traffic laws. Facebook