Eberhard began his career as an electrical engineer at Wyse Technology, where he designed the WY-30 ASCII computer terminal as his first product.
On January 7, 2008, the New York Times reported[REF] that Tesla Motors issued a statement on its web site explaining that the Silicon Valley electric-car start-up's founder and former chief executive, Martin Eberhard, "has transitioned from the board of directors and executive management of the company to the advisory board."