Elon Musk said on Saturday that Tesla’s Terafab project — a massive AI chip fabrication plant — will go live within seven days. The announcement came via social media and has not been elaborated on by Tesla officially.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.
The Terafab concept isn’t new. Musk floated the idea at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting last year, saying the company would likely need to build its own chip manufacturing operation to keep up with demand.
“It’s like giga but way bigger,” Musk said at the time.
That comment referred to Tesla’s Gigafactories, which are already among the largest manufacturing facilities in the world. Terafab, by Musk’s own description, is meant to go well beyond that.
The push comes as Tesla works on its fifth-generation AI chip, called AI5. These chips are central to Tesla’s autonomous driving systems, including its Full Self-Driving software.
Tesla currently works with TSMC and Samsung for chip production. Musk acknowledged both partnerships but made clear they aren’t enough to hit Tesla’s targets.
“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” he said at last year’s AGM.
That gap is the driving force behind the Terafab ambition. Tesla wants chip volumes that current supplier agreements simply can’t deliver.
Intel was also brought up by Musk as a possible collaborator. “Maybe we’ll do something with Intel,” he said, adding that no deal had been signed.
Musk’s seven-day launch claim is the most concrete detail to emerge so far. What exactly “launch” means — whether that’s a groundbreaking, a production start, or an announcement — hasn’t been clarified.
Tesla has not issued any formal statement or press release on the project.
TSLA stock was down 0.96% on the day. Intel (INTC) was up 1.15%, TSMC (TSM) gained 0.48%, and Samsung (005930) fell 2.34%.
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