Samsung to make Tesla chips in $16.5B deal

Tesla has signed a deal to get its next-generation chips from Samsung

A Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla store
'The strategic importance of this is hard to overstate,' said Tesla CEO Elon Musk
(Image credit: David Zalubowski / AP)

What happened

Samsung will make semiconductors for Tesla, starting with the electric-vehicle giant's next-generation AI6 chips for its self-driving technology, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today.

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