Synopsis ET was the first to report on September 21 Tesla’s move to choose Bengaluru after it entered into talks with the Karnataka govt for its R&D unit. Tesla opens unit in Bengaluru, names 3 directors ahead of launch Tesla, the world's most valued carmaker has incorporated a fully owned subsidiary ahead as a first step to set up an R&D unit and a manufacturing plant for its electric vehicles in the country Tesla’s global senior director David Jon Feinstein, chief accounting officer Vaibhav Taneja and Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Venkatrangam Sreeram are on the board of the India unit, Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd,, according to disclosures with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. ET has reviewed the documents that were filed last week.