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

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2024-10-18 20:47:34
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18th of October, 2024

"Starship is a big step forward on the Kardashev scale, as it leads to harnessing vastly more power from the sun..." - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($220.70, -0.086%):

- Cybertruck at the GITEX 2024

- Sales of the Foundation Series Cybertruck has officially ended. You can only order the $79,990 dual-motor AWD and $99,990 Cyberbeast. The military discount now applies.

- Tesla posted the above video showing their Wireless Inductive Charging with the new Robotaxi. If you look at the vehicles screen, it shows a charging speed of 25kW.

- Tesla Europe posted that there are now 100,000 Teslas registered in the Netherlands.

- Inside Tesla's Longbridge HQ in Birmingham, UK.

- Some U.S. Tesla owners are starting get free 30 day FSD trials. They are not limited to owners who have not had a trial before. People who had the trial last time are getting it as well.

- Tesla Thailand's Consumer Engagement Manager, Chayanin Prasertsuk, is holding the 2nd place award for Best Automotive Influencer Campaign at the Thailand Influencer Awards. Tesla Thailand won for their CybertruckinBKK initiative. "This recognition is a testament to the incredible teamwork and dedication of everyone involved in making this major 2024 project a reality... The Cybertruck , with its cutting-edge technology, is a key part of that vision. There’s much more excitement ahead—let’s keep driving forward!"

- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening an investigation into 2.4 million Tesla vehicles with FSD after four collisions. NHTSA said the four crashes had FSD engaged during reduced roadway visibility like sun glare, fog, or airborne dust. The probe covers 2016-2024 Model S and Xs with the optional system as well as 2017-2024 Model 3, 2020-2024 Model Y, and 2023-2024 Cybertrucks.

- The new Tesla Center in Leiria, Portugal, will tomorrow, the 19th of October, at 3:00 p.m.

FLYOVERS:

  • Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 18th of October, '24. There is a new casting sorting area on the north east side of the factory. Subscribe to Joe!

  • Fremont Factory: MetGod, 18th of October, '24.

  • Giga Nevada Semi Factory: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 18th of October, '24. Subscribe to Zanegler!

  • Giga Texas: Brad Sloan, 17th of October, '24.

  • Giga Nevada Semi Prototype Factory: Zanegler, 17th of October, '24.

  • Giga Berlin: Tobias Lindh (@tobilindh), 17th of October, '24. The new Tesla Nord station at Giga Berlin has started and is expected to be completed in 2026. This is not being built by Tesla. The project is being done by Deutsche Bahn infrastructure department.

■ SPACEX:

- Flight 6's Starship 31 by Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages). Subscribe to Carlos!

- Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom sided with Elon against the California Coastal Commission's vote not to increase SpaceX flights at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Gavin indicated he agreed with Elon's lawsuit and that the independent agency should have confined its debate to the merits of the permit rather than engage in a discussion of Elon's political activities.

Per Gavin, "I’m with Elon. I didn’t like that. Look, I’m not helping the legal case. You just can’t bring up that explicit level of politics. These are friends of mine that said that. These are good commissioners. But you got to call balls and strikes. And trust me, I’m not big on the Elon Musk bandwagon right now. So that’s me calling balls and strikes."

- The new Starship lifting jig was assembled last night and lifted inside Mega Bay 2 today.

- The Chopstick have been getting a lot of attention, but they appear to be in great shape. In fact the whole launch pad looks great. There have been 11 CH4 (Methane) deliveries to the tank farm since IFT-5... November launch? Pic also by Carlos.

- Weather conditions off the coast of Florida remain unfavorable for the return of Crew-8. NASA and SpaceX are to meet on Saturday. IF weather improves, they will go for the Monday, the 21st of October, at 3:05 a.m. ET.

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

  • Launch 102! Friday, 18th of October, at 6:31 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! Sunday, 20th of October, at 10:09 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 OneWeb 20 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This is a batch of 20 satellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers. The constellation is planned to have around 648 microsatellites around 150 kg each, operating in Ku-band from low Earth orbit. The booster will land at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg.

  • Launch 104! Monday, 21st of October, at 6:40 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:

- At Giga Texas more road sections have arrived from Bastrop HQ. Pic by Joe Tegtmeyer.

- The University of Florida - Warrington College of Business attended the Masters of Entrepreneurship EIC in Austin, Texas, this week. The got to tour the Boring Company's Bastrop HQ.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Monrovia Volunteer Fire and Rescue (MVFR) of Madison County, Alabama, recently purchased a Starlink after learning how first responders in Western North Carolina lost communication in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. According to MVFR, they will use the Starlink to stream live video from a drone to responders for enhanced situational awareness, while also serving as either a fixed communications platform to support the station or in a mobile capacity.

■ X:

- X has started rolling Radar; a new and powerful search tool. You can monitor keywords, visualize trend activity, and filter conversations all in real-time. Access to Radar is going out in phases to Premium+ subscribers. It started yesterday evening.

- X Business Europe is at TEDAI Vienna engaging in discussions about the future of AI with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

- Judge Vince Chhabria has denied class action certification for former Senior Director of Compensation at Twitter, Mark Schobinger. Schobinger had urged Elon to withhold employee bonuses, then turned around and sued for his own bonus. Schobinger’s emails showed he advised Elon not to pay them. Judge Chhabria called Schobinger the worst possible representative for the other employees and that he would be better suited as a defendant than a plaintiff.

- Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) at the Al Smith Dinner; an annual white tie dinner in New York City to raise funds for Catholic charities that brings both Republicans and Democrats under one roof.

■ xAI:

- Entrance into the xAI Memphis facility housing Colossus.

- xAI is hiring for bilingual AI Tutors that will generate high-quality, accurately labeled data through various methods to facilitate the learning of natural language processing algorithms. The role involves close collaboration with technical staff to create datasets for model training, benchmarking, and overall advancement. Languages wanted are Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, German, Russian, Italian, French, Arabic, Indonesian, Turkish, Hindi, Persian, Spanish, or Portuguese. The positions offer remote, full-time, or six-month contracts with compensation ranging from $35 to $65 per hour.

■ ELON NEWS:

- Elon held his first town hall in support of Donald Trump yesterday in Folsom, Pennsylvania. It was a really good event and I encourage you to watch it below. Elon is doing another town hall Q&A today in Philadelphia at 7 p.m. ET. Thanks for the pic Alf (@Alf40917878)!

- Elon and America PAC posted that they have raised the referral payout to $100 for every registered Pennsylvania voter that signs their petition. The petition is in support of free speech and the right to bear arms. The offer is valid until midnight this coming Monday. Per Elon, "Note, to minimize fraud, checks will be mailed to your voter address on file with the state of Pennsylvania."

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Have a great weekend!

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