S.E. Robinson, Jr.

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2024-08-13 20:25:19

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2026-06

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13th of August, 2024

"Convince people to switch by making better products...." - Elon (@elonmusk), th of August, 2024

■ TESLA $TSLA ($207.83 +5.24%):

- "Good morning..." The Ælectric Cyberfarmer (@rhensing) took this awesome pic.

- The Tesla Diner posted its first job position. They are looking for a ‘Diner Experience Specialist.’ Tesla is "seeking an individual who is passionate about providing unparalleled and immersive customer experience for charging and dining." The position's salary range is $83,600, up to $285,000.

- A Tesla-only fleet. Resla is a minimal-emission, all-electric rental car company, featuring Model 3s and Ys only. They are located in Arizona, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and Nevada. "Whether it's a quick trip or a long haul, Resla delivers a hassle-free experience every time. Cut the boring commutes. Partner with Resla and step into the future of corporate travel. Let's make your next trip unforgettable."

- Tesla's Gioia Martorelli in Friuli Venezia Giulia of Udine, Italy, for the Cyber Odyssey. "It has been so fulfilling seeing people amazed by our “beast” and willing to know more about our Tesla world!"

- Looks like Elon is after a new elite engineer at Giga Berlin. A posting by Tesla is looking for a "25 Guns" task force engineer. The 25 Guns were essential to Giga Berlin's success and report directly to Elon. Per the position post, "As part of an Engineer on the 25 Guns Taskforce, you will be working on tough, critical-path projects and exciting challenges that do require immediate attention. These can be wide-ranging and located within different parts of Giga Berlin with Manufacturing Engineering being at the core of it."

- Jesse Tucker, Regional Sales Manager at Southeast Responder Solutions, was at the Police Fleet Expo checking out the Teslas by MdelPD and outfitted with Matrix Code 3.

- The new Tesla Center in the Village of Northbrook, Illinois, is open. Per Kathleen Quinn, Executive Director of Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, "We are thrilled to add this global brand to our community."

- Tesla China registered 15,500 vehicles for the week of August 5th to 11th, a 24% increase from the previous week. Of these, 11,860 were Model Ys and 3,640 were Model 3s.

- Image of the Rusholme Megapack site near Selby. The site is situated close to Rusholme wind farm and the Drax Biomass Power Plant. Was energized last month.

- Stanwell announced that earthwork started on the $747 million 300 MW/1,200 MWh Stanwell Megapack project in Queensland. This BESS will include 324 Tesla Megapack 2XLs! They also stated work reached the halfway mark on the 300 MW/600 MWh Tarong Megapack project. Pic provided by Brian Basson (@BassonBrain).

PRICING:

Mexico:

Cybertruck AWD is $2,199,900 pesos ($116,000 US). Cyberbeast is $2,599,900 pesos ($136,000 US).

FLYOVERS:

Giga Nevada: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 12th of August, '24. More and more footings have been dug. Perimeter wall trench has grown a lot.

Tesla Diner: 247Tesla 12th of August, '24. Glass installation has started for the 1st floor counter. Concrete poured over the conduit for the Superchargers. Adjacent lot has conduit laid for even more Superchargers.

■ SPACEX:

- Now that SpaceX has gained the last piece of property, the Starfactory is expanding towards the new office building. Pic by Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero) for Marcus House.

- Last night, module 7 for the 2nd Tower was transported from Sanchez to the Launch Complex. Pic by Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero) for Marcus House.

- CNBC alleged that SpaceX violated environmental regulations with Starbases deluge system citing a notice of violation from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). SpaceX responded by stating the article was false and noted that it worked with the TCEQ when the deluge system was built. SpaceX also clarified that it has only used potable water in the operations of Starship’s water deluge system.

Today CNBC continued their allegations by adding unverified Mercury levels to their story. SpaceX responded by saying the lab reports clearly state that levels of Mercury found in non-stormwater discharge associated with the water deluge system are well below state and federal water quality criteria, and are, in most instances, non-detectable.

- At the test facility in McGregor, Texas, more Raptor 3 test could be coming soon, a new Falcon 9 booster was spotted, and two more stands are under construction.

- SpaceX is looking to increase their Vandenberg cadence to 36 launches this year. Space Force officials have been negotiating with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for months over this plan. This past Friday, the US Space Force rejected demands from the CCC to better monitor and mitigate the effects of rocket launches and sonic booms. The US Space Force is not obligated to the CCC and already monitor wildlife and environmental effects in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Marine Mammal Protection requirements.

Countdown to 144 (79 - Falcon 9, 1 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):

Launch 83! Wednesday, 14th of August, at 9:00 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 WorldView Legion 3 & 4 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites in both polar and mid-inclination orbits, providing 30 cm-class resolution. The booster will land at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Launch 84! Friday, 16th of August, at 11:19 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 Transporter 11 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This is a dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The booster landing zone is currently unknown. Pic by EXOLAUNCH.

■ THE BORING COMPANY: N/A... boring.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- According to the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), Starlink has 32% of Mexico's market share and is outpacing other local internet providers including HughesNet, GlobalSat, and StarGroup. Starlink is estimated to have over 150,000 customers. Starlink has two Mexican government contracts through the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). The first contract enables Starlink to provide free internet in remote and inaccessible areas. The second contract allows Starlink to expand cellular services in disconnected communities.

- Olivier L. de Weck, MIT Professor of Astronautics and Engineering, and his Team held a demo on the Charles River last week as part of the MOOS DAWG 2024 event. They were able to demonstrate waypoint navigation on the river, real time data acquisition with the PANTHER water quality monitoring module (collaboration with UMASS Dartmouth), as well as real time data transmission via a solar-powered Starlink terminal.

- Mineração Rio do Norte of Brazil is utilizing Starlink in remote areas where traditional infrastructure is limited. "This technology has been a game-changer, facilitating communication, remote work, and logistics in a location where previously this would have been a major challenge, ensuring that our operations continue at full speed, keeping our teams connected to the world, wherever they are."

- The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has officially issued a Telecommunications Service Provider Licence to Starlink.

■ X:

- Per Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX), "Unscripted. Unfiltered. So Real. So good!" Linda brought the pizza as her and members of X listened to and monitored the Elon and Trump conversation.

- The post about Elon and Donald Trump's Space received 73 million views. During the conversation, there were 4 million posts about it on X, with a total of 998 million views.

- X's JJ (@RealJJSawyer) took this pic of Linda and the Team during the Elon and Trump conversation.

- Prior to the conversation starting, Elon stated the long delay was due to an apparent Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack on X. This is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of internet traffic.

- According to X Data via Causeway Solutions, 37 million US X users are Democrats, 32 million are Republicans, and 34 million are swing voters. It seems, for the most part, that MSM wants you to believe the majority is far right.

- EU commissioner Thierry Breton is now feeling his own pressure. Brussels has accused him of going rogue by sending yesterday's letter to Elon threatening punishment if his conversation with Trump was found to place EU citizens at risk of "serious harm". European Commission denied that Breton had approval from its president Ursula von der Leyen to send the letter.

- X was at the Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area of Central Texas job fair today in Bastrop, Texas. Tomorrow they will be in Round Rock, Texas, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! Go check them out!

■ xAI:

- According to Nima Owji (@nima_owji), this an early look at Grok 2.0 features and abilities. It will supposedly generate images using the FLUX.1 by Black Forest Labs.

- Code shows X users may have a choice between Grok 2.0 and Grok mini. I have no idea what Grok Mini is.

- Per xAI's Devin Kim (@devindkim) on the soon Grok 2.0 release, "This team truly does not rest until the work is done... Shoutout to our insane post-training team."

■ ELON NEWS: