Ganesh Venkataramanan, the ex-Tesla Dojo chief secretly building DensityAI with 20 former teammates

12-Aug-2025

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Ganesh Venkataramanan, the former mastermind behind Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer project, has resurfaced at the wheel of DensityAI, a startup aiming to supercharge how automakers train and deploy self-driving technology. 

And he hasn’t come alone, around 20 of his old Tesla colleagues, many senior members of the Dojo engineering squad, are riding shotgun.

The mission? Build a full-stack AI platform, from chips to software, designed specifically for the unique demands of the automotive world. Unlike generic AI systems, DensityAI wants to create hardware and tools optimised for the immense data-crunching required by autonomous vehicles, covering everything from sensor fusion and simulation to edge computing.