India, March 10 -- After spending 17 years with Tesla, the EV firm's vice president Sendil Palani has announced departure on Monday, March 9, at a time when the company is looking to focus more on artificial intelligence.

Palani announced his exit in an X post, saying "my latest chapter at Tesla has come to a close." In response to Palani's post, Elon Musk replied, "Thanks for an epic contribution over many years!"

Recounting his experience at Tesla, Palani said the company barely survived Christmas of 2008 when he started his journey, just before he had joined its finance team under "Tesla Deathwatch". "I slept under my desk in San Carlos, CA at least once, and I wasn't the only one," Palani wrote in a long post.

Appreciating the comm...