Tesla Strikes $16.5B Deal with Samsung to Build Next-Gen AI Chips
Tesla partners with Samsung to develop its powerful AI6 chip, fueling everything from FSD to humanoid robots.
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Tesla Strikes $16.5B Deal with Samsung to Build Next-Gen AI Chips Tesla's $16.5B Deal with Samsung: What It Means for AI Chips and the Future of Automation Tesla has officially inked a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to manufacture its highly anticipated AI6 chip—a move that could dramatically accelerate the company's ambitions across autonomous driving, robotics, and high-performance computing. Many tech watchers are asking: What is the AI6 chip? Why Samsung? And how does this change the landscape of artificial intelligence hardware? Simply put, the AI6 chip is Tesla’s next-generation all-in-one chip that will power everything from Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots, and even large-scale AI model training in data centers. Samsung’s state-of-the-art Texas fabrication plant will be the primary manufacturing site for these chips, indicating a significant strategic shift in Tesla’s supply chain and semiconductor dependency. Image Credits:Marc Piasecki / Getty Images Why Tesla Chose Samsung for AI Chip Manufacturing Te…