Tesla Sends Invites for AI Day 2, Teases FSD and Optimus Robot
Tesla officially sends out invitations for its upcoming AI Day 2022, teasing updates on Full Self-Driving, the Dojo supercomputer, and a working Tesla Bot prototype. The event serves as both a major recruitment drive and a highly anticipated consumer presentation.
Tesla officially sends out invitations for AI Day 2022, scheduling the event for September 30 in Palo Alto, California. The automaker teases significant updates on Full Self-Driving, the Tesla Bot humanoid robot, and the Dojo supercomputer. CEO Elon Musk delays the event from August to September to ensure the company unveils a working prototype of the robot, now known as Optimus.
The company positions this annual presentation as a crucial recruiting tool to attract top talent to what Musk calls the best AI team in the world. Beyond hiring, the event draws intense interest from Tesla owners who eagerly await a concrete timeline for the long-promised full self-driving capability in vehicles built since 2016. Musk shifts expectations recently, moving from a promise of a million robotaxis to a goal of a million users in the FSD Beta program.
Attendees expect to see major hardware progress, particularly a full Dojo supercomputer cluster after last year's event showcased only a single chip and tile. The spotlight also shines brightly on the Optimus program, which Musk now considers a major priority for the company. If Tesla successfully demonstrates a walking, working humanoid robot, it marks a dramatic shift for the automaker into the robotics industry.