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On Friday, local time, Tesla CEO Musk said that the shortage of chips is a short-term problem, not a long-term problem, and the crisis will end next year.

Musk participated in an online technology event in Italy this Friday. At the event, he said: "There are many chip factories under construction. I think we will usher in good production capacity next year."

Musk did not specify which chip factory he was referring to. Chip giants TSMC and Intel have announced plans to build new factories in the United States, but it will take several years for these factories to start production. Everyone hopes that the chip crisis has eased so far, but the continuing problems of the epidemic in Malaysia and other places have exacerbated the situation.

According to media reports on Thursday, Samsung Electronics is negotiating with Tesla to produce next-generation autopilot chips for Tesla based on Samsung’s 7-nanometer chip production process. The report said that since the beginning of the year, Tesla and Samsung have repeatedly negotiated chip design and exchanged prototype products of the chip, which will be used in Tesla's upcoming Hardware 4 autopilot computer. Samsung declined to comment on the news, and Tesla has not yet responded.

The global chip shortage has had a major impact on many industries, and the automotive industry has been particularly affected. Due to the lack of chips, veteran car companies such as Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler have been forced to suspend production at various times and have also cut production targets. Tesla is also not immune. Musk has repeatedly said this year that Tesla has supply chain problems and that the shortage of chips has affected the company's production capacity.