Elon Musk says Tesla 'almost done' with AI5 design, 6 months after saying it was 'finished'
Electrek • • business
Key Points:
- Elon Musk announced on X that Tesla’s next-generation self-driving AI5 chip design is "almost done," contradicting his previous claim in July 2025 that the design was already finished.
- Tesla aims to accelerate chip development to a 9-month design cycle for future generations AI6, AI7, AI8, and AI9, a pace unprecedented in the semiconductor industry.
- Volume production of the AI5 chip is delayed until mid-2027, indicating that the Tesla Cybercab scheduled for 2026 will likely use the current AI4 hardware.
- Musk’s optimistic timelines and focus on new hardware contrast with ongoing software challenges and dissatisfaction among existing Tesla HW3 and HW4 owners regarding Full Self-Driving capabilities.
