In addition, the Wednesday issue of the Wall Street Journal said the Securities and Exchange Commission had begun an investigation into the launch of the Tesla privatisation plan via Twitter. Musk AI

According to CNBC Beijing time August 9, Tesla CEO Ellon Masc said a new generation of self-driving hardware could be unveiled early next year. On last week's earnings analyst conference call, Musk praised the new generation of autopilot hardware, which included an AI processor developed by Tesla, but he did not disclose how much time the car users could use the technology.

Tesla began developing its own artificial intelligence processor about 3 years ago. In a Wednesday tweet published in local time, Musk said customers who had paid for the use of Tesla's fully automatic driving feature would get new hardware for free.

Tesla did not disclose how the hardware was upgraded.

In a subsequent push, Musk said Tesla would basically release the first software update package to customers who had purchased ' fully automatic driving ', about 4-6 months later, in sync with hardware.

Other carmakers have used the chips of Intel, Nvidia and other semiconductor manufacturers in self-driving technology, making Tesla's AI processor project a standout.