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21st of August, 2024

"This path leads to bread lines & ugly shoes..." - Elon (@elonmusk), 20th of August, 2024

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■ TESLA $TSLA ($223.27, +0.98%):

- Tesla is at the World Robot Conference in the Beijing Yizhuang International Convention and Exhibition Center from the 21st to 25th of August. They are located at booth A103.

- According to Tesla's Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy), Cybertruck FSD is expected in September. "Cybertruck will start with parking assistance features, given that it ain't exactly the easiest vehicle to park. Initial release is slated for end of this week. FSD for Cybertruck expected in Sep."

- Baltimore’s Board of Estimates voted at a recent meeting to spend up to $5 million to purchase Teslas for use by city employees. Department of General Services' (DGS) John Riggin said Baltimore issued a request for bids from companies and Tesla was one of two companies that responded. The Procurement Bureau recommended that they accept Tesla’s bid. The can buy Model Ys and 3s. For the city, the Model Y is $31,490 (RWD), and the Model 3 is $33,990 (RWD). The contract also gives city officials the opportunity to choose from six different trim packages and an option to order All Wheel Drive and Performance Packages.

- A Tesla Solar roof by the KPost Company in Dallas. It has a 19.42 kW System, 3 Powerwall's, 2 SPAN Smart Breaker Panels, and produces 26,832 kWh electricity annually.

- X user Cam (@camthehombre) posted that Tesla deployed a mobile Megacharger in Tooele Utah.

- According to Not-a-Tesla-App, Tesla has added HW3 support with FSD version 12.5.1.4.

- The Tesla app’s Charge on Solar feature is now available to all Australian Powerwall owners and compatible with Tesla vehicles.

FLYOVERS:

• Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 21st of August, '24. Things are rocking and rolling at Giga Texas. Tons of Cybertrucks on site. Of interest is the pic of the multi-level parking garage. What's going on here? Subscribe to Joe!

■ SPACEX:

- The last Module, No.9, was stacked today! It took SpaceX 41 days to stack the 2nd Launch Integration Tower at Starbase.

- SpaceX posted some amazing pics of the two Crew Dragons that will be used for the Polaris Dawn and Crew-9 human spaceflight missions. "Double Dragon!" In the pic is the Dragon integration team at the Cape. Once a Dragon comes back to earth, they start prepping her for her next flight.

Countdown to 144 (82 - Falcon 9, 1 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):

• Launch 86! Friday, 23rd of August, at 3:46 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 8-6 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SCL-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Launch 87! Friday, 23rd of August, at 1:00 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 9-5 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.

• Launch 88! Monday, 26th of August, at 3:38 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Polaris Dawn will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This will be the first mission of the privately funded Polaris program. This mission is to last up to five days in orbit, fly higher than any previous Dragon missions, perform the first-ever commercial EVA with SpaceX-designed spacesuits, orbit through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, conduct medical research, and test laser-based Starlink communications. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- At Giga Texas, the Boring crews have removed most of the concrete blocks on the west side and are working with the crews laying the new gas pipe. Both tunnel entrances are being prepped for the entry structure. Find out more by watching today's flyover by Joe Tegtmeyer!

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- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers at the University of Houston (ASME UH) will be hosting representatives from The Boring Company to kick off the Fall semester at their 1st General Body Meeting on Thursday, the 29th of August from 7 to 9 p.m. CT. It will be held in Engineering Building 2, Room W122.

- Enes Bugra Kaya, Electrical Engineering Intern at The Boring Company, posted this pic of him in front of the GODOT Cutterhead at the Vegas LOOP. The GODOT is the first TMB used by The Boring Company before the Prufrock series.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan's Minister of Digital Development and Transport, announced on X that there have been talks about bringing Starlink's services to Azerbaijan. These discussions occurred during a meeting in Baku with Rebecca Slick Hunter, Starlink's Director of Global Licensing and Market Activation. Starlink has already been successfully tested in Azerbaijan by Azerkosmos and will be available to users at sea, on land, along railways, and in remote work and information centers.

- The US Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has installed Starlink and Kymeta terminals on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). This installation supports the Sailor Edge Afloat and Ashore (SEA2) program. This program focuses on enhancing sailors’ connectivity to their homes and providing tools that improve their job performance. The Navy says SEA2 is on the verge of being deployed across every Navy ship and additional shore sites. Pics provided by the US Navy.

- You can now rent Starlink hardware in Kenya for $15.15 (KES1,950) per month. There is a $21 one-time activation fee. Plan start at $10 (KES 1,300) for a 50GB and up to $50.50 (KES 6,500) for an unlimited bundle. Both services offer a maximum speed of 200 Mbps.

- SpaceX is sending out invitations for its new Starlink "family plan." They are now offering a family discount for up to 2 additional family members on your account. You can purchase Standard Kits for $199 with the Standard service plan for $100/month on a new subscription.

- The first Starlink installation on the Bombardier Global Express XRS by Airline Support Baltic.

- On Monday, the FCC granted SpaceX permission to start upgrading its first-generation Starlink constellation with second-gen satellites. Per SpaceX, "One key change is how the second-generation satellite tech features “advanced beam-forming and digital processing technologies and enable narrower beam capabilities to provide more targeted and robust coverage."

■ X:

- X's Tyler Gold (@tylergold) was in New York City where the NFL brought the Vince Lombardi trophy over to the X offices. Per Tyler, "Can confirm the Vince Lombardi trophy is even more shiny in person than you’d expect. Photos don’t do it justice. Big thanks to the NFL team for visiting X NYC and sharing some fascinating insights about the power of the league."

- Two big finds by Aaron (@aaronp613). X is working on letting users control how their timelines look and XPayments are in development! Both look like twill start on iOS.

■ xAI:

- Grok 2.0 is now out to all X subscribers, and xAI is working on changing up the text animation for grok.

■ ELON NEWS: N/A...

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SOURCES

FLYOVERS:

• Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV4mRGkWiWw

Tesla:

• https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/baltimore-city-to-spend-up-to-5-million-to-buy-tesla-passenger-vehicles-for-use-by-government-employees/

• https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/tesla-charge-solar-mb2990/

Starlink:

• https://www.azernews.az/business/230166.html

• https://www.eurasiantimes.com/starlink-boosts-us-navys-might-uss-abraham/

• https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-clears-spacex-to-upgrade-first-gen-starlink-satellites

Elon News:

• Elon Quote https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1826016080952991903