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**1. FSD 14.3 Update & Expectations:**
* **Release Timeline:** FSD 14.3 is currently in testing, with a wide release expected in a few weeks (sometime in April, potentially slipping to May).
* **Model Capabilities:** High expectations for significantly more reasoning and a potentially "10 times bigger parameter model."
* **Refinement:** The initial release might need refinement, possibly leading to 14.3.2 and further point releases before it settles.
* **Unsupervised Scaling:** Hope that after refinement, this will be the model to achieve more unsupervised scaling.
* **Key Areas to Watch:** Navigation improvements, parking lot behavior, speed profiles, and Valet Summon (car drops you off and parks itself). A bonus fifth area is a much more reliable Smart Summon.
* **Elon's View:** Elon Musk stated 14.3 should be "the last big piece of the puzzle."
**2. Tesla's AI5/AI6 Chip & TerraFab (Semiconductor Strategy):**
* **Half-Radical Design:** Phil Beisel noted Tesla's AI5 uses a "half-radical" design, which is critical for yield. This design allows two chips to be printed per EUV machine shot, effectively doubling yield or halving fab requirements.
* **Software-Hardware Co-design:** Elon Musk stated AI5 will "punch far above its weight" because Tesla's AI software stack is designed to maximize the effective use of every circuit.
* **Optimization:** AI5 is primarily optimized for AI edge compute, Optimus, and Robotaxi, not for data center training.
* **AI6 Potential:** A single AI6 chip has the potential to match a dual system-on-chip AI5.
* **Design Choices:** Tesla removes components like graphics processors (GPU) and image signal processors (ISP) from its chip design, freeing up more room for AI compute transistors.
* **EUV Lithography:** ASML is the sole maker of EUV machines (~50-60/year, $400M each), which "print" chip designs onto wafers. A "full radical" yields one chip per shot, while Tesla's "half-radical" yields two, effectively doubling output per machine.
* **Half-Radical Benefits:** Doubled output, half the factory space (relative), better yields (smaller surface area, less damage), and lower cost per chip.
* **Trade-offs:** Less raw compute power (fewer transistors on a smaller design) and more packaging challenges if connecting many AI5s. Tesla prioritizes volume, low cost, yield, and efficiency.
* **AI6 Development Timeline:** AI5 is the foundation for validation. Elon hopes for an AI6 tape-out in December, more realistically early 2027, with production 6-12+ months later.
* **Production Estimates:** Phil estimated 100 million chips/year would require 100,000 wafer starts/month. Elon suggested 160,000 wafers/month (1.92 million/year) factoring in yield.
* To meet 100M chips/year with 1.92M wafers, Tesla needs ~52 usable dies per wafer.
* With an average wafer size of 70,000 mm² and AI5 die size of 500 mm², theoretical capacity is 140 dies/wafer. This implies an initial yield of ~37% (typical for frontier 2nm tech).
* A long-term goal of 60% yield would produce ~84 chips/wafer, leading to ~161.28 million usable chips per year with the current wafer start rate.
* **TerraFab Scale:** Elon stated TerraFab will eventually aim for 1 million wafer starts/month. Phil estimates 100,000 wafer starts/month requires ~1.2 million sq ft of clean room space, translating to a 4-10 million sq ft total facility (Giga Texas is ~10 million sq ft). TerraFab aims to break conventional fab assumptions for extreme production volume.
* **Tesla's Customization:** Tesla will customize logic, memory, packaging, and clean rooms.
**3. DeleteMe (Sponsor):**
* **AI Scams:** Scammers can clone voices with AI using a few seconds of voicemail, impersonating individuals to request money from family.
* **Data Brokers:** People search sites link family profiles, providing scammers with personal connections.
* **DeleteMe Service:** Removes personal information from these people search sites, rescans quarterly, and offers email/phone masking to protect data.
**4. Robotaxi Testing & Competitors:**
* **Tesla Testing:** Tesla's Robotaxi service is testing in Orlando, Florida, following similar sightings in Las Vegas and Dallas, using Model Ys with rear camera washers and Texas manufacturer plates, indicating imminent launches.
* **Orlando Market:** Orlando, despite a smaller population than Austin, attracts twice as many annual visitors, making it a good market for tourism-focused Robotaxi services.
* **Waymo in Orlando:** Waymo serves Orlando (approx. 60 square miles as of February) but currently excludes Disney, the airport, or downtown.
* **Disney & Lyft:** Lyft is the official rideshare of Walt Disney World, potentially influencing access for other autonomous providers on Disney's private roads.
* **Safety Monitors:** A key question is how long safety monitors will remain in Tesla Robotaxis in new cities, compared to Austin's seven months.
* **Camera Cleaners:** Hope that Tesla will soon ship customer cars with all camera cleaners.
**5. NHTSA Investigation Escalation:**
* **Engineering Analysis:** NHTSA has escalated a probe into 3.2 million Tesla vehicles with FSD to an "engineering analysis" (a required step before a potential recall).
* **Concerns:** The investigation focuses on whether Tesla's camera-based system fails to detect or warn drivers in poor visibility (glare, dust, airborne obstructions) or when camera performance deteriorates *before* a crash.
* **Incidents:** Nine incidents (1 fatal, 2 injury) are linked to the issue, with six others under investigation. NHTSA noted FSD also lost track of lead vehicles.
* **Separate Probe:** This is separate from another ongoing investigation into 2.8 million Tesla vehicles for traffic safety violations.
* **Tesla's Update:** Tesla's analysis suggests an update to its degradation detection system might have affected three incidents. NHTSA will examine the performance of this updated system.
* **Timeline & Outcome:** Such escalations are not new for Tesla, and a decision could take 3 months to over a year. A potential recall would most likely be a software update. The speaker emphasizes the importance of clearing Tesla's camera-only system of shortcomings for regulatory comfort.
**6. Uber-Rivian Robotaxi Partnership:**
* **Investment:** Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian by 2031.
* **R2 Robotaxi Purchase:** Uber intends to buy 10,000 fully autonomous R2 Robotaxis, with an option for 40,000 more by 2030.
* **Deployment Plans:** Initial deployments are planned for San Francisco and Miami in 2028, scaling to 25 cities (US, Canada, Europe) by 2031.
* **Skepticism:** The speaker is highly skeptical of this timeline, citing Rivian's current "Universal Hands-Free" system as "not very safe" and "jerky," and expressing doubt that legacy automakers or new tech companies can replicate Tesla's autonomous success.
**7. Tesla Job Postings:**
* **TerraFab Hiring:** Tesla is hiring a Technical Program Manager for Infrastructure Semiconductor, indicating official hiring for the TerraFab project.
* **Social Media Content:** 12 new job postings for social media content roles, including "Video Content Producer for AI" and "Content Producer for Robotaxi," suggesting a push to generate public-facing content for Robotaxi.
**8. Morgan Stanley on Robotaxi:**
* **Optimism:** Morgan Stanley is more optimistic about Tesla's unsupervised Robotaxi rollout after a recent visit to Giga Texas, citing progress in addressing "edge cases" around pickup and drop-off.
* **FSD Scaling:** They reiterated that FSD scaling is the most important thing for Tesla this year.
**9. Cybertruck Crash & FSD Misinformation:**
* **Debunked Report:** Elon Musk stated that logs showed the driver disengaged Autopilot four seconds before a Cybertruck crash (falsely framed by Fox as FSD nearly driving a mother and baby off an overpass), confirming FSD was not engaged.
* **Targeted Attacks:** The speaker warned of targeted attacks and smear campaigns against Tesla and FSD, citing a CarWOWUK video that initially mislabeled "Enhanced Autopilot" as FSD and criticized it for failing on roads where FSD is not even available (UK).
* **EU FSD Adoption:** The speaker believes FSD will "spread like wildfire" in the EU once customers experience its true capabilities, despite regulatory blockers and "frustrating nonsense" from critics.
**10. Fatal Crash Lawsuit & Accountability:**
* **Tesla's Defense:** Tesla is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit alleging an Autopilot defect caused a fatal crash, presenting evidence that Autopilot was not active and the driver was heavily intoxicated.
* **Elon's Comment:** Elon Musk called this a "common story," with the speaker adding that many such cases involve "greedy, opportunistic people" blaming Tesla instead of taking accountability, although acknowledging Tesla might sometimes be at fault.
**11. Elon's AI Predictions:**
* **Conflicting Statements:** Elon Musk stated, "Google will win the AI race in the West, China on earth and SpaceX in space," which seemed to conflict with his earlier statements about SpaceX's overall dominance in AI.
* **Speaker's View:** The speaker admitted confusion and opined that most AI predictions, regardless of source, will likely be wrong.
**12. Tesla Stock Performance:**
* **Daily Close:** Tesla stock closed at $380.30, down 3.18%.
* **Market Context:** The Nasdaq 100 (NDX) was down 0.29%.
* **Volume:** Tesla's trading volume was 14% above average.