Elon Musk touts Tesla's AI6 as the world's best edge AI chip

AutomobilesTSMC and Samsung US fabs to be key part of robot supply chainElon Musk has big ambitions for Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip, as the U.S. company steers toward AI and robotics. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei and Reuters)YIFAN YUJuly 23, 2026 09:50 JSTPALO ALTO, California -- Elon Musk said Tesla's next-generation, in-house AI6 semiconductor will be "the best edge computing chip in the world," as the U.S. company pivots away from its electric vehicles business toward AI and robotics.