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Elon Musk says SpaceX AI, Tesla will keep ordering Nvidia chips at scale
Reuters | March 19, 2026 3:38 PM CST

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Tesla is designing ‌its ⁠fifth-generation AI ⁠chip to power its autonomous ambitions. The ​chips power Tesla's autonomous driving systems, including the Full ​Self-Driving software.

Billionaire Elon Musk said late on Wednesday that his companies SpaceX AI and Tesla expect to continue ordering Nvidia chips at scale.

Tesla is designing ‌its ⁠fifth-generation AI ⁠chip to power its autonomous ambitions. The chips power Tesla's autonomous driving systems, including the Full Self-Driving software.

In a separate post on X, Musk said that the AI5 chip can be used ⁠for training ‌in data centers but is primarily optimized for AI edge ⁠compute in humanoid robot Optimus and Robotaxi.


The Tesla CEO also said that the company expects a wide release of an update to its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software in a few weeks.

Musk said last Saturday that Tesla's ‌Terafab project to make artificial intelligence chips will launch in seven days.

Last month, SpaceX ⁠acquired xAI in an all-stock deal ahead of a potential blockbuster initial public offering for SpaceX later this year. This is Musk's first post referring to the combined entity as SpaceX AI.


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