Tesla has shut down its Dojo AI supercomputer team, killing off the Dojo 2 project and shelving the D2 chip, Elon Musk confirmed on X. This comes just weeks after Musk said Tesla would have its second Dojo cluster running “at scale” in 2026.
Musk explained the halt with a blunt message:
Elon Musk stated on X: 
“Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end.”
“Dojo 3 arguably lives on in the form of a large number of AI6 [systems-on-a-chip] on a single board.”
Tesla’s first Dojo supercomputer mixed Nvidia GPUs with Tesla’s in-house D1 chips. The planned Dojo 2 setup would have run on the next-gen D2 chip. Now, Tesla is pivoting to focus entirely on AI5 and AI6 chips made by TSMC and Samsung.
AI5 powers Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system. AI6 is designed for onboard AI inference, self-driving, humanoid robots, and large-scale AI training.
On why Tesla killed Dojo 2, Musk added:
Elon Musk stated on X:
“It doesn’t make sense for Tesla to divide its resources and scale two quite different AI chip designs.”
“The Tesla AI5, AI6 and subsequent chips will be excellent for inference and at least pretty good for training. All effort is focused on that.”
“One could call that Dojo 3, I suppose.”
Tesla began hyping Dojo in 2019 as a backbone for full self-driving and robots. But since mid-2024, Musk started pushing another project called Cortex, billed as a “giant new AI training supercluster” in Austin. Tesla’s silence on Cortex’s current status raises questions.
Tesla built a $500 million Dojo facility in Buffalo, New York. It’s unclear what happens to that site now. Tesla has not responded to inquiries.
This shake-up hits as Tesla faces plunging EV sales and brand damage tied to Musk’s political moves. Tesla’s robotaxi launch in Austin in June drew criticism over safety incidents. Musk is under pressure to prove Tesla’s autonomy future isn’t dead.
Stay tuned as Tesla tightens AI chip focus and scraps old supercomputer plans.
