Elon Musk eyes chip market, says will resume work on Dojo3 project

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc., stated that the electric vehicle manufacturer will get back to work on the Dojo3 project following advancements in the design of its AI5 chip.

Additionally, Musk encouraged employment applications for what he called "the highest volume chips in the world" in a post on X.

Last week, Musk stated that the AI5 chip's design was "almost done" and that the AI6 chip was still in its early phases.

Musk stated last year that Samsung Electronics Co. would manufacture the upcoming AI6 processor for Tesla.

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that the AI5 chip design is in good shape, Tesla will restart work on Dojo3.

If you’re interested in working on what will be the highest volume chips in the world, send a note to [e-mail] with 3 bullet points on the toughest technical problems you’ve solved.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 18, 2026

The companies signed a $16.5 billion pact that was seen as a major win for the South Korean manufacturing giant’s foundry unit — a business that produces chips for outside clients.

Tesla abruptly ended the so-called Dojo project last year. It revolved around an in-house artificial-intelligence supercomputer for developing driverless-vehicle technology. Dojo was once positioned as central to Tesla’s multibillion-dollar effort to pull ahead in the artificial intelligence race.

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