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Definition: Tesla AI chip


Chips designed by Tesla that are used for robotics and autonomous driving. Deployed in Tesla vehicles in 2019, the Hardware 3 was the first self-driving chip. As of 2025, the generation is the Hardware 4, also known as AI4. The Hardware 5 (AI5) is expected in 2026, and the AI6 by 2028.

Samsung is making the AI6 chips in its new U.S. foundry, a huge facility in Taylor, Texas. The initial order for $16.5 billion may be only the beginning. The Taylor plant has been a gigantic investment and undertaking for Samsung.

Dojo Chip
Tesla's D1 chips are used in its Dojo supercomputer for training the AI models used in its vehicles. See Dojo supercomputer.