S.E. Robinson, Jr.

Want to Know: Your Daily Musk Companies Update (Patreon)

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2024-10-16 20:22:20

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2026-06

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16th of October, 2024

"Sometimes things do work after all..." - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($221.33, +0.80%):

- The Model Y Long Range AWD 7-seater 👆 and Cybertruck 👇 at the Paris Motor Show. On display until the Sunday, the 20th of October.

- Tesla's Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) is now Vice President of AI Software. Per Ashok, "Reflecting on the We, Robot event, we had: - 19 Cybercabs and 29 Model Ys driving themselves - 1,300 trips transporting over 2,000 guests - Continuous operation of over the 3.5 hours - And every trip was perfectly safe... The best part was that almost all of the autonomy demonstrated was using close to the production AI software or will ship soon in v13."

- Giga Berlin's Phase 2 expansion approval by the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment are is for the first of three partial permits. The first partial permit includes the construction of the new building for drive units and battery packs. If you have watched any of Giga Berlin's flyovers, you know this area has been under construction for a while.

- According to blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, Tesla has moved approximately $765 million worth of Bitcoin to unknown wallets. It’s unclear whether has plans to sell.

- Per Elon, "Tesla Semi will be available worldwide."

- Tesla China posted on their Weibo account that for the third quarter safety report, Tesla vehicles with Autopilot are 10.5 times safer than other vehicles. Tesla has achieved this for 9 consecutive months now.

- Tesla China is offering FSD Transfers on a new purchase of a Model S, 3, X, or Y if purchased before the 31st of December. Tesla China customers have been able to purchase FSD even though it is not active yet, so they have the rights to it once it goes live.

- Tesla gave us a Powershare update today. They stated enabling Powershare for your Cybertruck may take up to a week. If you have solar in your home backup circuit, Powershare will be enabled by end of 2024. If you have been installed with Backup Switch in an approved utility, Powershare will be enabled by end of 2024. For Powerwall owners, Powershare will be enabled in 2025. FLYOVERS:

Tesla Diner: 247Tesla, 16th of October, '24.

Giga Texas: Brad Sloan, 15th of October, '24.

■ SPACEX:

- The celebrated return of Booster 12 to the production site.

- Now that Booster 12 has returned to the production site, the dancefloor has moved under the OLM and crews have started working on the inside and the chopsticks are undergoing maintenance. Pic by Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero).

- Two Super Heavy Booster 16 barrel sections were spotted by Mary (@bocachicagal) yesterday evening.

- "Come with me.... to Mars!" Thanks to Steve Jurvetson (@FutureJurvetson) we got a glimpse of what inside the top floor of Mega Bay 2 looks like. Steve is a venture capitalist who has supported Elon throughout his career. He is also on a quest to save and preserve the history and artifacts of spaceflight.

- Yesterday, SpaceX filed a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission in federal court yesterday, accusing panel members of political bias. SpaceX is seeking an order that would bar the agency from regulating Falcon 9 launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The lawsuit claims the commission, which oversees the use of land and water within the state’s more than 1,000 miles of coastline, unfairly asserted regulatory powers over the company’s launches based on a disapproval of Musk’s political views.

- Came across this yesterday. Hot Stage Ring falling into the Gulf of Mexico.

Countdown to 144 (96 - Falcon 9, 2 - Falcon Heavy, and 3 - Starship):

Launch 102! Thursday, 16th of October, at 3:55 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 8-19 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 103! Saturday, 19th of October, at 7:52 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-61 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Close look inside of the Cyber-Tunnel from Brad Sloan's flyover. As you can see, no road sections as far as the eye can see.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Yape, the largest payment app in Peru, in partnership with EnseñaPeru, is bringing internet to schools and educational institutions via Starlink. Under the project called "A Peru for All" thousands of students and teachers now have access to digital tools that boost their academic development.

- NuuBB Cybersecurity served in partnership with Grup Jaume Muntaner at the prestigious 37th Louis Vuitton America's Cup sailing competition in Barcelona. "One of the participating teams contacted us because they needed a high-speed, low-latency internet solution while sailing offshore. So we installed a Starlink for them."

- India’s Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said they will allot spectrum for satellite broadband administratively and not via auction. This comes hours after Elon criticized the auction route being sought by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Per Elon, "Much appreciated! We will do our best to serve the people of India with Starlink."

- Britoil Offshore Services announced that by the end of 2024, all vessels in their fleet that are applicable will have Starlink installed. "This significant upgrade will keep our crews connected, enhancing communication and collaboration both on and offshore. Our teams can work more efficiently, share critical information in real-time, and enhance safety and operational reliability." Britoil currently has 56 vessel in their fleet.

- During a press conference to present earnings results for the third quarter, executives form Mexican telecommunications giant, America Movil, explained that they are exploring a deal with SpaceX to connect to its Direct-to-Cell network. The deal would be on top of a service agreement the firm already has with Starlink.

- Thornton Aviation announced they completed the integration and installation of Starlink on the first Global 5000 prototype aircraft, leading to an FAA STC. The aircraft is operated by Van Nuys-based Pegasus Elite Aviation.

- South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT has issued an administrative notice for a partial amendment to technical standards. The amendment aims to revise domestic technical standards to allow the use of Starlink terminals in South Korea. After a 60-day administrative notice period, the Ministry will initiate the approval process for the cross-border supply agreement between Starlink Korea and SpaceX headquarters in the United States. The Starlink satellite internet service is expected to start in South Korea early next year after undergoing review by the Ministry of Government Legislation.

■ X:

- X recently launched a new digital activation for luxury fans in collaboration with Versace, showcasing the Kleio Bag through an exclusive AR experience.

- X's Italy Market Lead Cris Nulli (@crisnulli) with Armin Bar (@ArminBar) at the Leadership Forum in Milan.

- X will soon be launch the new block function. If your posts are set to public, accounts you have blocked will be able to view them, but they will not be able to engage (like, reply, repost, etc.).

■ xAI:

- Raghav Pillai (@rag_pil), Co-Founder of Speck, went to the xAI hackathon and tried Paige to build out frontends from scratch. "Didn't expect to be one of the grand prize winners. Still a ton of work to do to make the world's best AI Frontend Engineer. Got some great insights, and we're excited to show you all some huge updates soon." You can check out their project: eXpect, a multi-agent interface and large-scale simulation to predict human reactions to tweets, speeches, and any other input text. Link in the sources section.

- xAI Grok2 api pricing on OpenRouter is $4.20/Million Input and $6.9/Million Output. H/t @Vannaweh.

- Lohan Simpson (@Lohansimpson) posted some of the examples xAI lists for function calling for Grok.

■ ELON NEWS:

- Starting tonight through Monday, Elon will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania. If you’d like to attend one of the talks, there’s no attendance fee, but you need to have signed the America PAC petition supporting free speech and the right to bear arms. If you plan to go and need to fill out the petition, use this email, signthepetition47@gmail.com, as a reference.

- According to Federal Election Commission filings released yesterday, Elon has donated $15 million in July, $30 million in August, and another $30 million in September, to his America PAC. The PAC has already spent about $72 million of the contributions on voter engagement, focusing on individuals who have expressed support for Trump but may not consistently vote.

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