Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’ 

Elon Musk has confirmed the shutdown of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer project, describing it as “an evolutionary dead end” after the company decided to consolidate its AI chip development efforts. Initially, Tesla developed the first Dojo supercomputer using a combination of Nvidia GPUs and in-house D1 chips, with plans for a second-generation Dojo 2 powered by a D2 chip. However, Tesla has shelved the D2 chip and the broader Dojo 2 project to focus resources on its AI5 and AI6 chips. The AI5 chip is designed primarily for Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, while the AI6 chip aims to support both onboard inference for autonomous driving and humanoid robots, as well as large-scale AI training. Musk explained that it makes more sense to integrate many AI5/AI6 chips on a single board to reduce network complexity and costs, a configuration he referred to as “Dojo 3.” This strategic pivot reflects Tesla’s