Elon Musk provides update on Tesla’s upcoming AI chip and those coming after

Elon Musk has given an optimistic update on Tesla’s next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) chips this week, suggesting the company is planning a rapid succession of hardware releases following the upcoming AI5 processor. Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the company has finished a long design review with engineers in California and Texas.

“Just finished a long AI5 design review with the Tesla California and Texas chip engineers. It’s going to be great,” Musk wrote. He then revealed the subsequent schedule: “And AI6 and AI7 will follow in fast succession. AI8 will be out of this world.”