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January 20, 2026
Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’
Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, its previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won’t be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will be dedicated to “space-based AI compute.”

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TL;DR
- Tesla plans to resume work on its third-generation AI chip, Dojo3.
- Dojo3 was previously abandoned.
- The chip's new purpose is "space-based AI compute."
- It will no longer be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth.