Amid the palpable optimism around the Tesla (TSLA) cult among its followers about charismatic CEO Elon Musk's now-approved $1 trillion pay package, news of another high-profile exit has hit the world's most valuable car company.

Tesla's head of the Cybertruck program, Siddhant Awasthi, said late on Sunday that he is leaving the U.S. electric vehicle maker after more than eight years with the company. Awasthi, who began his Tesla journey as an intern,

Tesla Inc.’s head of the Cybertruck program, Siddhant Awasthi, announced his departure from the US electric vehicle maker late Sunday, ending an eight-year tenure with the company. Awasthi, who started at Tesla as an intern,

Siddhant Awasthi’s exit from Tesla’s top EV project adds to the turbulence around the Cybertruck, but investors still seem unfazed.

Siddhant Awasthi, Tesla's head of the Cybertruck program, announced his departure after an eight-year tenure. He played a key role in the Model 3, Giga Shanghai, and the development and delivery of the Cybertruck.

After eight long years, Siddhant Awasthi is calling it quits as Tesla’s Cybertruck programme head. The Bengaluru engineer has had quite an experience at the Elon Musk-led firm – he started off as an i