Engadget News + Next Musk claims Tesla will restart work on its Dojo supercomputer
Jan 20, 2026
In an engaging discussion, the team dives into Tesla's plans to revive the Dojo supercomputer for training its full self-driving neural nets. Elon Musk's insistence on not dividing chip resources is highlighted, alongside a lucrative $16 billion deal for AI-6 chip production with Samsung. However, skepticism looms regarding Musk's ambitious claims, and experts raise doubts about the feasibility of orbital data-center computing. It's a thrilling mix of innovation and caution in the tech world!
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Tesla Revisits Dojo For Training Scale
- Elon Musk announced Tesla will restart work on Dojo 3 to resume large-scale training efforts.
- He frames Dojo 3 as space-based compute to exploit solar energy and cold temperatures for efficiency.
Dojo Paused After Team Disbanded
- The Dojo team had been disbanded last year as Tesla prioritized on-board AI chips for vehicles.
- Musk said the company returns now that the AI-5 chip design is in good shape.
Tesla Prioritizes Onboard Inference Chips
- Tesla focuses on AI-5 and AI-6 chips optimized for inference in vehicles rather than heavy training.
- Musk argued splitting resources across distinct chip designs previously didn't make sense.