Elon Musk-owned Tesla recently dissolved its Dojo supercomputer team. According to a Bloomberg report, the EV maker will also discontinue its in-house chip development for autonomous driving technology. An X user Gali @Gfilche welcomed the development, saying “This is a big win”. He said “Tesla’s in house chip design is a key advantage and reason their full self-driving tech (and soon Optimus) can make complex decisions in real time”. The user continued “Dojo project has culminated in @Tesla_AI’s upcoming AI6 chip … what will be the backbone of Cybercab & Optimus … and it can be stacked for other types of AI workloads.” Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded to the post saying:“I see a potential path for an epic outcome”.
Why Dojo shutdown is important for Tesla
Dojo was first announced in 2019. It was then pitched as the backbone of Tesla’s AI ambitions, particularly for achieving full self-driving (FSD) by processing vast amounts of video data. Recently, Elon Musk highlighted Dojo at the company’s Q2 2025 earnings call.The disbanding of Dojo comes at a pivotal moment for Tesla. Musk has been repositioning the EV maker as an AI and robotics company, despite challenges with its limited robotaxi launch in Austin in June 2025. The launch involved Model Y vehicles with a human co-pilot. However, it faced criticism after reports of erratic driving behavior.According to reports, Tesla is turning to external partners for its technology needs. Last month, the company signed a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to produce its AI6 inference chips, which will be used in everything from Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Optimus humanoid robots to high-performance AI training.The automaker is also strengthening partnerships with Nvidia for computing power and AMD for additional chip solutions. During Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk suggested the company may streamline development by aligning its Dojo 3 system with the AI6 chip to avoid duplication of work.