Tesla plans to restart development of its Dojo3 chip for “space-based AI compute,” Elon Musk said, reversing course months after disbanding the Dojo team and leaning more on partners such as Nvidia and AMD. The announcement follows the exit of key Dojo leaders to a new startup and comes as Nvidia unveiled an autonomous-driving model that challenges Tesla’s software. Musk said Tesla’s in-house AI5 design remains on track and signaled future AI7/Dojo3 ambitions in orbit, where SpaceX’s Starship could launch compute satellites powered by continuous solar exposure. The concept faces steep engineering hurdles, including cooling high-power systems in vacuum, even as Musk recruits engineers and explores financing avenues reportedly tied to a SpaceX IPO. The pivot underscores Tesla’s push to control more of its AI stack beyond vehicles and robots, with significant execution risk after prior retrenchment.
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