The top dog on Tesla's engineering team is taking a leave of absence at a crucial moment for the company and its first mass-market car, the Model 3. The electric car maker said in a statement that Doug Field, its senior vice president of engineering, "is just taking some time off to recharge and spend time with his family." Field has been with Tesla since 2013, and he's served as Tesla's engineering chief since September 2016. "My job as CEO is to focus on what's most critical, which is currently Model 3 production," he said. He added that he views Field as "one of the world's most talented engineering execs."

Source: CNN May 12, 2018 17:03 UTC