Elon Musk says idling Tesla cars could create massive 100-million-vehicle strong computer for AI — ‘bored’ vehicles could offer 100 gigawatts of distributed compute power

During Tesla’s Q3 2025 earnings call, the firm’s CEO, Elon Musk, proposed that the cars take part in “a giant distributed inference fleet” to tap into their incredible compute power “if they are bored.” Musk went on to estimate that, at some point, the advanced car fleet could summon “100 gigawatts of inference.” Predictably, Musk’s latest musings have met with a mixed response on social media. So, let’s take a closer look at exactly what Musk said.