Samsung started making autopilot chips for Tesla, Musk: No one cares more about safety than I do

Autopilot has always been Tesla's signature technology, but recent frequent safety incidents have heated up skepticism about the technology, and even attracted investigations from U.S. regulators.

Judging from the latest news, Tesla has found a strong ally in order to strengthen the safety function of automatic driving - Samsung.

According to media reports, Samsung will start producing new equipment for electric and self-driving cars next year. It is understood that the Tesla Cyberruck, which is expected to launch next year, will be equipped with Tesla's new Hardware 4 computer, and its chip will be supplied by Samsung.

Hardware 4 will provide technical support for Tesla's FSD system, and Musk said that the new computer will improve driving safety by 1,000 percent and 300 percent more than the previous generation.

In addition, Samsung's DDR4 memory, GDDR6 graphics card, UFS memory chip, and new solid-state drive designed for self-driving cars have also begun mass production and passed all appropriate stress tests. Samsung says the parts are AEC-Q100 compliant and can operate in extreme temperatures ranging from minus 40 degrees Celsius to top 40 degrees Celsius.

In the face of accusations brought about by Tesla's safety problems, Musk also responded in recent days: "When we began to develop self-driving technology, someone said to me: Even if you save 90% of your life, 10% of the people you did not save will sue you." ”

Musk believes that self-driving systems can dramatically improve the efficiency and safety of driving, saving millions of people each year, and claims that Tesla's self-driving systems are improving every month.

In the end, Musk made a statement that was quite like the style of a former U.S. president: "I don't think there is a CEO in this world who cares more about security than I do." ”