Elon Musk invests heavily in Dojo supercomputer

Elon Musk, the boss of carmaker Tesla, has announced that he intends to invest in his Dojo supercomputer to the tune of “well over” a billion dollars by the end of 2024.

The Dojo program, which is to be used to train Tesla’s autonomous driving models on a large scale, had first been mentioned by Elon Musk in 2019. According to the company’s latest financial report, it went into production this month.

“The more training data you have, the better the results,” insisted Elon Musk, alluding to the millions of driving videos transmitted by his customers’ vehicles and recalling his ambition to make Dojo one of the five most powerful supercomputers in the world.

The system, which uses a chip specializing in artificial intelligence calculations and designed in-house by Tesla, is expected to reach this target in January 2024, and seven months later will have 100 exaflops of computing power.

In addition, Elon Musk stated that Tesla plans to offer its “Full Self-Driving” driver assistance system to other automakers under licence. He added that discussions were already underway with another manufacturer. This system and the way it has been marketed by the company are at the center of much controversy across the Atlantic.

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Elon Musk, the boss of carmaker Tesla, has announced that he intends to invest in his Dojo supercomputer to the tune of "well over" a billion dollars by the end of 2024. The Dojo program, which is to be used to train Tesla's autonomous driving models on a large scale, had first been mentioned by Elon Musk in 2019. According to the company's latest financial report, it went into production this month.

The billion-dollar financial envelope allocated to the project will be split between research and development (R&D) and capital expenditure, and in line with the electric vehicle manufacturer's projected three-year budget. "The more training data you have, the better the results," insisted Elon Musk, alluding to the millions of driving videos transmitted by his customers' vehicles and recalling his ambition to make Dojo one of the five most powerful supercomputers in the world. The system, which uses a chip specializing in artificial intelligence calculations and designed in-house by Tesla, is expected to reach this target in January 2024, and seven months later will have 100 exaflops of computing power. In addition, Elon Musk stated that Tesla plans to offer its "Full Self-Driving" driver assistance system to other automakers under licence. He added that discussions were already underway with another manufacturer. This system and the way it has been marketed by the company are at the center of much controversy across the Atlantic.