Evidence45%Reported
FactConfirmedBusiness·March 17, 2026
MACROHARD Joint Venture Between Tesla AI and xAI Launches Under Ashok Elluswamy
Tesla VP of AI Software Ashok Elluswamy is now leading MACROHARD (Digital Optimus project), a deeply integrated Tesla-xAI joint venture to build enterprise-grade autonomous digital workers combining xAI's Grok reasoning with Tesla's physical AI agents, running on Tesla AI4 chips and xAI server clusters.
Evidence Strength
Evidence45%Reported
Based on original reporting
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March 17, 2026
Last updated
March 17, 2026
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Ashok Elluswamy to Lead Macrohard — Tesla and xAI Joint VentureNotateslaapp·Mar 17
Evidence Strength
Evidence45%Reported
Based on original reporting
Single publisher source
Insights
First tracked
March 17, 2026
Last updated
March 17, 2026
Sources
1 source
Related Developments
The Register: Musk's Terafab and Space Compute Plans Don't Add UpMusk: Humanoid Robot Production Expected Between 1 Billion and 10 Billion Units Per YearMusk: 80% of Terafab Capacity Dedicated to Space, 20% for Ground ApplicationsTeslarati: TERAFAB Signals Musk's Vision of 1-10 Billion Optimus Units Per YearTerafab to Produce Two Chip Types: Edge Inference for Tesla Vehicles/Robots and Radiation-Hardened Chips for Space