Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company has completed the tape-out of its next-generation AI chip, AI5. He also thanked TSMC and Samsung, which will be responsible for producing the chip. On Wednesday, Musk said, “Congratulations to Tesla’s AI chip design team on completing the tape-out of the AI5 chip.” He added, “We are developing exciting chips, including AI6 and Dojo3.” Tape-out means that the chip design has been finalized and handed over for manufacturing.
Musk also said to TSMC and Samsung, which will produce the AI5 chip, “Thank you for your support in production. This chip will become one of the highest-volume AI chips in history.” According to sources, full-scale mass production is expected in 2027, roughly about a year after the tape-out is completed. These chips will be used in Tesla’s products such as autonomous driving vehicles and humanoid robots. [Jiwei, in Chinese]