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

1st of November, 2024

"It’s unlikely, just not 0% probability..." - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($248.98, -0.35%):

- Yesterday, Tesla Korea announced Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji is now Tesla's first brand ambassador! After Elon gave her praise and posted she "should be cast in an action movie," she started to develop her love for Tesla. Per Kim, "I’m very excited to work with Tesla, who have recognized me. I hope to convey a positive message together..."

- Tesla and Uber have updated their collaboration for Uber employees. Eligible Model 3 & Y buyers can get $1,000 in Tesla Credits upon taking delivery and $1,000 in cash from Uber after completing 100 trips.

- Tesla's official Malaysia insta account has confirmed Tesla will open their first store in the Philippines on the 8th of November. Its location is at the Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City.

- Tesla Switzerland is doing a drawing for a 3 month Test Drive of Model Ys, including maintenance and insurance, from January 1 to March 31, 2025. They were not clear on how many winners there will be. You must register online or at an official Tesla location in Switzerland between November 1 and December 15, 2024. The drawing is on December 16th, at the Tesla location at Pelikanstrasse 10, 8001 Zurich.

- These Model Ys were unloaded yesterday at Giga Texas. I asked if anyone knew what the roof racks are for, and the best answer is that they have LIDAR sensors on the front, back, and either side. They are used perform ground truth testing and data collection for FSD/Autopilot. Once that was established the guesses were for mapping the Cyber-Tunnel to Austin streets before Cybercab road testing.

- Giga Berlin has hired 500 more permanent employees. Per Tesla HR Director Erik Demmlet, "We were asked to reduce the proportion of temporary workers by offering more colleagues a permanent contract, and indeed a permanent contract with no fixed term. The additional permanent positions underline the optimistic assessment regarding the development of the site and electromobility as a whole. Additional employees will also be sought and positions filled in the future."

- Uberturbine (@UberTurbine) snapped this pic of the lot at Tesla Etobicoke in Canada. Cybertrucks are ready for their Canadian owners!

- Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick has sent a letter stating she is considering whether the recent vote by Tesla shareholders will reinstate Elon's $56 billion pay package and void her initial ruling. "I write to inform you that I aim to issue that decision before the end of this year."

- Massachusetts launched their new EV rebate giving rideshare drivers up to $6,500 off a new EV, or $2,500 off a pre-owned EV.

■ SPACEX:

- Starship 33 is keeping busy at Massey's, with teams performing a third day of cryo proof testing, getting valuable data on all the Starship Block 2 upgrades, ahead of S33's hopeful flight on flight 7. Pic by Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages). Subscribe to Carlos!

Video of Starship 33 by Anthony Gomez (@AnthonyFGomez). Support Anthony by following him and @RocketRanchTX.

- Per Elon, "Dragon is awesome as a capsule architecture, but we need to move beyond that to rapidly reusable propulsive landers."

- Yesterday, Starbase General Manager Kathy Lueders (@KathyLueders) met with the Mayor of Matamoros, Mexico, Beto Granados. Per Kathy, "Thank you to Mayor Granados for visiting us here in Starbase today. Your support really helps us being the regional leader in space!"

- Last night Starship 34's aft LOX section was spotted leaving the Starfactory and moved into Mega Bay 2. Time for some more stacking!

- Jerry Pike (@JerryPikePhoto) spotted the new tug boat Corinne C as it left Port Canaveral with SpaceX droneship Just Read the Instructions for Starlink 6-77 on Sunday. Follow Jerry and support his work!

- Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) reporter Will Robinson-Smith interviewed Dr. Kent Chojnacki, Deputy Manager for NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) program. Here are the highlights:

• Ship to Ship prop transfer test planned to be completed over the summer. Campaign planned to start in March 2025.

• NASA is looking for a bi-weekly cadence with only the Boca pads at first and then later getting 39a online.

• NASA helped SpaceX test their MMOD (Micro Meteoroids & Orbital Debris) tiles which will be used in space.

• NASA helped SpaceX improve cryogenic valves and other internal cryogenic cooling components.

• SpaceX uses testing capabilities at Glenn and Marshall and expanded that relationship.

• Design update in November, critical design review next year.

• Astronauts have a meeting with SpaceX once a month to improve the HLS design.

• NASA wants a twice-weekly Starship cadence from Starbase, and then they will bring LC-39a online for Starship.

• There are HLS crew cabin, sleeping quarters, and laboratory mock ups at Boca Chica

- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson posted this pic of CODEX, the new generation solar coronagraph, being prepped for the SpaceX contracted 31st commercial resupply service mission. Unlike other CODEX, this one can study the temperature and speed of solar winds.

- Rogers Communications Team of Canada and their Chief Technology Officer, Mark Kennedy, toured the SpaceX Florida facility this week. They meet with SpaceX management, got an overview of the technology and witnessed the launch of Starlink 10-13. "We are proud to partner with SpaceX to provide mobile satellite phone coverage and ensure Canadians stay connected in areas beyond the boundaries of terrestrial wireless networks." Rogers will be Canada's Direct-to-Cell Starlink provider.

Countdown to 144 (103 - Falcon 9, 2 - Falcon Heavy, and 3 - Starship):

• Launch 109! Sunday, 3rd of November, at 4:57 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-77 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 110! Monday, 4th of November, at 11:40 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon CRS-2 SpX-31 will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This is the 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The booster will land at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

• Launch 111! Monday, 4th of November, at 11:46 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 9-10 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 112! Thursday, 7th of November, at 5:53 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-69 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.

■ THE BORING COMPANY: N/A... boring.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Michal Moroz of SEFOR Space took the opportunity to use Starlink in the Sahara desert. They drove their Land Cruiser far enough away from the nearest mobile signal, unpacked the Starlink Mini, and plugged it into a power bank. "In a moment we were sitting on the carpet by a fire, drinking Arabic tea , eating baked sweet potatoes, and steaming the unforgettable sunset over Libya to our loved ones in Prague. After dark, we arrived at the camping spot and watched Tobruk before going to bed. In short, an evening with children in the desert as it should be."

- While being on vacation with his family, David Samperio, Lead Shipping Specialist at SpaceX Starlink in Bastrop, looked up at this top deck. Per David, "I said, "Is that a V3 or V4?! Me and my wife were wowed seeing a Starlink being use in Mexico, Mazamitla Magical Forest."

■ X:

- Per Nima Owji (@nima_owji), X is working on a new drawer for premium support.

- X's Tapan Shah (@tapshah21) announced the new X API V2 endpoints will support more programmatic access to X features as part of the self-serve changes.

• GET /2/users/personalized_trends: allows authenticated premium users to get personalized trends (similar to ones shown on the Explore page).

• GET /2/users/reposts_of_me: allows fetching of all reposts (f.k.a retweets) of the requesting user.

• GET /2/communities/search: allows searching for eligible communities via a keyword

• GET /2/communities/:id: allows fetching metadata of a community by id.

All Self Serve developers now have access to community search, community lookup, personalized_trends, and reposts_of_me.

- Per X's Cat Murray (@CatMarionMurray) yesterday, "Something spooky going on at work today 👻👻"

- X Japan announced that it has completed the renewal of its Brand Safety Certification with the Japan Institute for Digital Advertising Quality (JICDAQ). The renewal marks the fourth year that X has been recognized as a platform that is making every effort to realize and improve the digital advertising environment, including trustworthy ad placements, for Japanese advertisers and advertising agencies.

- X's Chris Park (@chrisparkX) wished everyone a Happy Halloween from X NYC👻!

- Aaron (@aaronp613) found recent additions to X's code showing Plaid support for bank linking and ID and selfie scanning. This is for banking verification via X Payments! Additional strings he found include transfers may take up to 3 business days to complete and you need to setup two-factor authentication before you can proceed. Soon!

■ xAI:

- Next week on the 7th of November, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will consider the power request put forth by xAI for the Gigafactory of Computer, Colossus, in Memphis. The board must sign off on projects that require 100MW or more. Currently the factory requires 150 MW, the equivalent of 100,000 home. xAI will be asked to sign an agreement to cut back on the power if the TVA and Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) systems become stressed.

■ ELON NEWS:

- Ronald Conwell of Clarkston, Michigan, has won Elon's daily America PAC $1 million prize for signing the petition.

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Winners of the October Giveaways are:

• Cyrus Villa @Pino2731 won the Cyber Backpack!

• James @Heavyjetfixer won the S3XY Detailing Kit!

• No Response from the winner of the Gigafactory Shirt... Will redraw in 24hrs.

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■ SOURCES:

FLYOVERS:

Tesla:

• https://www.evuniverse.io/p/tesla-and-uber-partner-giving-2000-to-drivers

• https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-aims-rule-elon-musks-56-bln-tesla-pay-by-year-end-2024-10-31/

• https://ridecleanmass.org/

• https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2024/11/gruenheide-oder-spree-tesla-mitarbeiter-anstellung-unbefristet-leiharbeiter.html

SpaceX:

• Spaceflight Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyjYETLJjHs

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