Tesla's Megapod trademark signals a serious play to sell AI infrastructure, not just cars

Tesla filed a USPTO trademark for 'Megapod' on June 18, describing modular AI data center hardware designed to co-locate at its 7-gigawatt Supercharger network. The move signals Tesla's ambition to compete as an AI infrastructure vendor against Nvidia and Dell, using proprietary AI4 chip silicon and pre-wired charging stations as a capital-efficient wedge into the $725 billion AI buildout.