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'Tesla's chip game is no joke': Elon Musk confirms it has restarted work on
its biggest supercomputer yet - but what will it actually be used for?

Date:
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:25:00 +0000

Description:
Tesla restarts Dojo 3 with AI5-AI7 chips, aiming to power autonomous 
vehicles, humanoid robots, data centers, and space-based AI compute.

FULL STORY

Tesla has restarted development of its Dojo 3 supercomputer project after
shelving or abandoning earlier versions. 

Elon Musk confirmed the move on X , linking the restart directly to progress
on Teslas in-house AI5 chip. 

Previous Dojo efforts failed to meet expectations, with Dojo 1 losing
relevance quickly against Nvidia systems and Dojo 2 being cancelled before
completion.

Tesla reboots Dojo 3 with ambitious in-house AI chips 

Dojo 3 is framed as a recovery attempt rather than a clean breakthrough, as
Tesla claims the technical foundation is now strong enough to justify
reallocating engineers and capital back to the project. 

Dojo 3 is expected to be Teslas first supercomputer built entirely on 
internal hardware, without relying on Nvidia components. 

Earlier Dojo designs mixed Tesla silicon with external GPU products, limiting
differentiation and control, whereas the new approach aligns chip design,
system architecture, and software under one roof. 

Tesla has openly recruited engineers to scale chip production, signalling
ambitions for high-volume manufacturing. 

Central to Dojo 3 is Teslas plan to release custom AI chips every nine 
months, although this will probably test the companys resolve. 

In terms of application, the AI4 and AI5 chips are linked to self-driving
development and humanoid robotics, and AI6 is tied to Optimus and large-scale
data center deployments. 

Future iterations, including AI7, are already mapped out, although
expectations point to incremental evolution rather than radical redesigns. 

Beyond vehicles and robots, the supercomputer could support Teslas broader AI
tools ecosystem, including training models that compete with established 
cloud providers. 

These claims place Dojo 3 in direct competition with mature AI infrastructure
vendors. 

According to social commentator Nic Cruz Patane , Teslas chip game is no 
joke, noting that AI5s performance is roughly comparable to Nvidias Hopper on
a single chip, approaches Blackwell levels when paired, and runs at
approximately 250W compared to H100s 700W or Blackwells 1,000W+ at full
specification. 

Tesla claims its chip designs deliver similar output at lower wattage, but
maintaining the planned release cycle will test its discipline and execution
consistency. 

Its technical promises are ambitious and financially driven, especially given
the rising cost of external AI hardware. 

Dojo 3 may reduce Teslas dependence on third-party silicon, but success will
require consistency that earlier projects lacked. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/teslas-chip-game-is-no-joke-elon-musk-confirms-i
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