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Tesla Disbands Dojo Team, Embraces Car Chip Clusters for AI Training

Elon Musk says focusing on multi-use AI5 and AI6 vehicle chips rather than separate supercomputer designs will streamline Tesla’s machine-learning efforts.

Overview

  • Elon Musk ordered a halt to dedicated Dojo development this month, leading to the disbanding of the original supercomputer team.
  • Tesla will concentrate on its in-vehicle AI5 and AI6 chips for both real-time inferencing and model training tasks.
  • About 20 former Dojo engineers, including project lead Peter Bannon, have departed to launch the startup DensityAI.
  • The company plans to tap AMD and Nvidia for compute resources while contracting Samsung for chip manufacturing through 2033.
  • Musk proposed branding clusters of AI5 and AI6 chips as “Dojo 3” to maintain continuity with the project’s original identity.