Tesla taped out AI5 chip, Musk says — nearly 2 years behind schedule

Published: Apr 15nd 2026 2:23am on Electrek

Tesla has taped out its next-generation AI5 self-driving chip, CEO Elon Musk said overnight, a key milestone that sends the final design to the foundry for fabrication.

The tape-out comes nearly two years after Tesla originally promised AI5 would be in vehicles, and it still leaves volume production more than a year away.

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