Tesla Cybertruck - Next Autopilot chip will most likely be developed by Tesla and Samsung

TESLA CYBERTRUCK

Next Autopilot chip will most likely be developed by Tesla and Samsung.

When the chipset built by Tesla and Samsung is ready, it will be used in the Cybertruck, which will be available with full self-driving capabilities as early as next year.

Tesla and Samsung are likely to collaborate on the development of a next-generation self-driving chip that will enable Tesla's cars to be purely autonomous. Samsung has reportedly fought TSMC and won the order for Tesla's self-driving chip HW 4.0, according to Korean media reports.

According to the Korea Economic Daily report, the negotiations with Samsung are nearing completion, and "it is practically a completed deal (...) Samsung Electronics plans to mass produce the Tesla HW 4.0 chip at its main factory in Hwasung, South Korea, using seven-nanometer processing technology by the end of this year at the latest."

The technology built by Tesla and Samsung will be used in Cybertruck, which will be available with full Self-Driving mode as early as next year, once it is ready.

However, media reports from last month claimed that TSMC would begin producing the HW 4.0 chip for Tesla this year, as well as enter the electric car chip market.

This component is very important for Tesla, both in terms of performance and brand image. Internally, the device is known as the "FSD Computer," which stands for "self-driving computer."

Tesla's worth, however, is predicated more on its software capabilities than on the mechanical element of automobiles, as Elon Musk has stated multiple times.

Elon Musk stated during the Tesla AI Day last month that the company will continue to study new versions of the FSD Computer 1, while being satisfied with the current version.

Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self Driving (FSD) technologies have recently received criticism from a variety of quarters. The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States has already expressed its disapproval with these characteristics due to basic safety concerns. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States is looking into more than 750,000 Tesla electric vehicles after collisions involving Tesla vehicles that had their autopilot systems enabled prompted security concerns.

Tesla announced five years ago that all vehicles made after that date would be equipped with the necessary hardware to ensure 100 percent autonomous driving. Tesla chose in after a particularly tough relationship with Nvidia.