Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’

Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to restart development of its third-generation AI chip, Dojo3, but with a new focus on “space-based AI compute” rather than training self-driving models on Earth. This marks a strategic shift following Tesla’s shutdown of the original Dojo supercomputer project five months earlier, which included disbanding the Dojo team after the departure of its lead, Peter Bannon. At that time, Tesla had intended to rely more on external partners like Nvidia, AMD, and Samsung for AI compute and chip manufacturing. However, Musk’s recent statements suggest a renewed commitment to in-house chip development, highlighting that Tesla’s AI5 chip design is progressing well and that the upcoming AI7/Dojo3 chip will be geared toward operating AI data centers in space. Musk’s vision aligns with broader industry discussions about the limitations of Earth’s power grids and the potential benefits of off-planet data centers powered by constant solar energy. Tesla aims to rebuild its Dojo team