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Want to Know: The Daily Musk Company Update (Patreon)
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27th of August, 2024
"Let’s make Starfleet Academy real!" - Elon (@elonmusk), 26th of August, 2024.
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■ TESLA $TSLA ($209.21, -1.88%):
- Tesla brought its Dojo V1 networking hardware to Hot Chips 2024 and announced that it is donating its own TTPoE, the Tesla Transport Protocol over Ethernet, to the Ultra Ethernet Consortium. Tesla showed a part of their 4 exaFLOPS MOJO DOJO Sueprcomputer.
- Tesla Semi Lead Dan Priestley (@danWpriestley) on the progress of the Giga Nevada Semi Factory, "Tesla Semi Factory goes vertical." Speaking of Dan, with the two Semi's now at Giga Berlin, he will be giving two talks next month at the IAA Transportation event in Hannover, Germany. He will keynote on the 17th of September and do a presentation entitled 'Scaling Semi Electrification; a PepsiCo Case Study' on the 18th. Get your seats now, you know the Semis will be there.
- Yesterday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in 2-1 decision reversed lower court judge Dana Douglas's dismissal of Tesla's constitutional due process claim of challenging Louisiana's ban on direct to consumer vehicle sales. The case has returned to U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance in New Orleans, who had dismissed it in June 2023. The case is 'Tesla Inc et al v. Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association et al, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 23-30480'.
- Craig Andrew Cook, CEO of Mobilads, posted their latest campaign for Booking .com; VIP Rides! Fifteen 360-wrapped rideshare Teslas for a high-impact brand activation across Arlington, Texas, for the Major League Baseball All Star game. "Strategically choreographed BLITZ campaign swarmed Globe Life Field leading up to, and during, the MLB All Star Weekend for a total of 225 hours. This BLITZ campaign brought in 14,805,000 impressions. 1,115,370 bonus impressions as they took passengers to and from the event venue. This raised the total campaign impressions to 15,920,370!"
- Granoff Architects’ Tesla Solar Roof home recently-completed in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) posted that Tesla Energy hit significant milestone in Texas. On the 20th of August they had the highest recorded battery discharge, beating the previous days record by 20%. This included Megapacks and Powerwalls., where battery discharges to the grid have reached unprecedented levels, underscoring the impact of renewable energy storage.
- Fresh off his visit to Starbase, FCC commissioner Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) visited Giga Texas and met with Elon. Per Carr, "Elon Musk has transformed long-dormant industries, and he’s developed a first principles “production algorithm” to deliver results. It’s a great blueprint for reforming the Administrative State, driving efficiency in government, and unleashing a new cycle of American innovation." Per Elon, "Reducing the massive number of requirements for government procurement would improve outcomes dramatically."
- Neoen of France is to double the size of its newly completed Western Downs Megapack site in Queensland after signing a 10-year contract with AGL Energy, Australia's biggest coal generator. They will add a second 270MW/540MWh worth of Megapacks to the Western Downs battery, increasing it to 540W/1080 MWh. Tesla will provide 140 Megapack units for the project, expected to be valued at about $133 million. Neoen posted the following video.
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- Last night, Tesla introduced a new Model X AWD incentive in the US. If you purchase FSD with the vehicle for $8,000, you get a any paid option for free. The choices even include the highest priced options; 6 seats at $6,500, or the 22" Turbine Wheels at $5,500.
- Tesla China registered 14,300 vehicles for the week of August 19th - 25th, putting them at 56,600 units for the month. This also placed Tesla as the best-selling luxury car in China for the third consecutive week.
- Tesla has opened Cybertruck orders in Canada without a reservation
FLYOVERS:
Giga Nevada: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 26th of August, '24. Zane was on site as the Tesla Semi Factory went Vertical. In the video we see three steel columns are already erected and a beam is in place.
■ SPACEX:
- Falcon 9 and Dragon is vertical on pad 39A. Weather is 85% favorable for liftoff tonight. SpaceX is keeping an eye on recovery weather. During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew will reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program and participate in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) by commercial astronauts wearing the new SpaceX-developed EVA suits.
They will also conduct 36 research studies and experiments from 31 partner institutions (above pic) designed to advance both human health on Earth and during long-duration spaceflight, and test Starlink laser-based communications in space.
- Latest image of Starship 30 by Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages), shows Mechazilla and a good look at the flap. Let's hope it makes through the reentry better than IFT-4.
- The Starship V2 Methane Header Tank that was spotted at Starbase last week is now at the McGregor test facility and has been placed into position for testing.
Countdown to 144 (82 - Falcon 9, 1 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):
Launch 86! Tuesday, 27th of August, at 11:06 p.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 87! Wednesday, 28th of August, at 2:54 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 drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 88! Wednesday, 28th 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 drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 89! Thursday, 29th of August, at 7:51 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 NORL-113 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This is the third batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
Launch 90! Saturday, 31st of August, at 1:39 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 8-10 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.
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■ THE BORING COMPANY: N/A...
■ NEURALINK:
- NP1 Noland Arbaugh (@ModdedQuad) has a discussion with Lenka Houskova White (@white_lenka) about his experience using the device, current Neuralink experiments, and what the future holds. Link in the Sources section.
■ STARLINK:
- SpaceX's Nathan Owens (@VirtuallyNathan) using Starlink Mini at 14,000ft and 16,450ft.
- Yesterday the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a draft guidance on how states can fund alternative technologies like Starlink through its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (BEAD). There are two requirements:
First, states must ensure there is no existing service from an alternative technology provider before funding a deployment. That would mean both ensuring no government program is already funding unlicensed fixed wireless or satellite broadband, and that no provider is already offering service that meets BEAD’s speed and latency requirements.
Second, unlicensed fixed wireless or LEO providers in a project area get at least seven days to declare an interest, and another 30 days to provide documentation showing they can serve every home and business in a given project area up to BEAD standards. If a provider fails to clear that bar, it would not preclude them from applying for BEAD funds to expand service.
- The Salta government via Unicef has delivered 28 Starlinks to rural schools that operate in rural dislocated areas of the province. A presentation ceremony was held at the Civic Center of the Government House. The antennas will provide connectivity and benefit more than 1,700 students from Salta.
- According to Alex (@ajtourville), Chilean energy company Copec has connected over 60% of its +670 service stations in rural and remote areas of Chile. The company has extended access to surrounding areas and local residents.
- Peter Gitau, Senior Project Coordinator at Energy Makers Academy in Kenya posted that one of their schools has just installed a Starlink. "On our first test, we achieved speeds exceeding 200 Mbps! The teachers were overjoyed, and we even successfully conducted a video conference with ease. In the past, we struggled with unreliable data bundles and slow modems, which made accessing the resources both challenging and costly. Now, with Starlink, we have a super-fast, reliable connection that opens up a world of limitless educational resources for our students."
- Poland's Volunteer Air Rescue Service (LOPR) supports search and rescue missions with drones. With the help of VISIONCUBE S.A. their LTE/5G connection with Starlink can now transmit two-way video and audio. The pic shows their first joint tests with the Tatra Volunteer Rescue Service (TOPR), checking whether the LOPR system will work in mountain conditions.
- SpaceX has noted to the FCC that Starlink Direct To Cell (DTC) will have the ability to send emergency alerts to all wireless users; T-Mobile users and those using other providers.
■ X:
- Here are the new Grok features for X 10.56 on iOS; image generation prompt suggestions, improved model selector, edit your prompt with a long press, and select text by long pressing on a Grok response. This is only available to Premium and Premium+ subscribers.
- X will no longer show "From Earth" under posts on iOS.
■ xAI:
- 50 megawatts from Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) is now supplying the Gigafactory of Compute, but it is not enough. xAI has pledged to spend $24 million building an electrical substation. If approved, it would give the site access to up to 150MW. In the meantime, xAI has drafted in 14 mobile natural gas generators from Voltagrid, each capable of supplying 2.5MW. There are four 16MW SMT-130 turbines on site from a company called Solar Turbines. All combined is 150MW.
The environmentalist group Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has written to the Shelby County Health Department stating that it believes the 18 generators on the site require permits and want an investigation.
■ ELON NEWS:
- Elon on California's "Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act," California Senate Bill 1047 (SB 1047), "This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill. For over 20 years, I have been an advocate for AI regulation, just as we regulate any product/technology that is a potential risk to the public."
- Elon on Austin, Texas, "Austin is awesome. Gaining critical mass of tech talent fast. The Tesla AI inference chips in all our cars were designed by our Austin team."
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SOURCES
FLYOVERS:
Giga Nevada: Zanegler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxUpnCywr6s
Tesla:
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Starlink:
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Elon News:
