S.E. Robinson, Jr.

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

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2024-11-05 21:11:22

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2026-06

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5th of November, 2024

Go Vote, America! 🗳 🇺🇸

■ TESLA $TSLA ($251.44, +3.54%):

- Unplugged Performance (@UnpluggedTesla) unveiled its latest UP .FIT police cruiser; a Model S Plaid!

- Giga Berlin raised the wages of all employees by 4% since the 1st of November; the 2nd salary adjustment this year. Per Tesla Plant Manager André Thierig (@AndrThie), "The IG Metall union was never involved in decisions about salary adjustments." Per Tesla HR Director Erik Demmler (@DemmlerErik), "This is further particularly welcome news for our workforce. Especially at a time when many companies in the German automotive industry are talking about job cuts and plant closures."

- Cybertruck delivery events in Canada yesterday!

- Tesla has launched the 0% APR in Canada for new Model 3 and Model Y orders with purchase of FSD.

- The Tesla App will be adding a new feature that allows you to select an "area of concern" for service.

- Tesla China insured 15,700 vehicles in the last week of October.

- Tesla Senior Recruiter, Manufacturing Program Aimee Frugoli celebrated this amazing group from Truckee Meadows Community College of Reno, Nevada. They received 11 college credits in Advanced Manufacturing in just 4 weeks. Per Aimee, "Monday they started working full-time at Gigafactory NV as Production Associates. Tesla's Manufacturing Development Program (MDP) is an incredible way to jump start your career and change your life. Way to go everyone, I can't wait to see you out at the factory!"

■ SPACEX:

- Last night launch 109 of Falcon 9 Cargo Dragon-C208 CRS-2 SpX-31 launched 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. This was the 5th flight for the first stage booster. It first flew during the Crew-8 mission. The booster landed at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This was SpaceX's 400th successful Falcon launch and 362nd landing!

Dragon-C208 is carrying more than 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. While attached to the ISS, Dragon will be conducting a 12.5 minute test to raise the ISS altitude by using its Aft Service Module Dracos. This should take place around the 8th of November.

- Reuters is reporting SpaceX asked Taiwanese Starlink component suppliers to relocate portions of their supply chain and manufacturing off the island due to geopolitical risks. Starlink router supplier WNC has moved to Vietnam.

Countdown to 144 (104 - Falcon 9, 2 - Falcon Heavy, and 3 - Starship):

Launch 110! Wednesday, 6th of November, at 3:39 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 111! Wednesday, 6th of November, at 11:00 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 5:46 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.
Launch 113! Monday, 11th of November, at 6:52 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-68 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 114! Monday, 11th of November, at 12:07 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Koreasat 6A will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Koreasat 6A spacecraft, built by Thales Alenia Space, will have 20 transponders for fixed satellite services and six for TV broadcasting to replace the Koreasat 6 launched in 2010. It weighs about 3.5 metric tons at launch and is designed to operate for at least 15 years.

■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Michel (@Mic_VegasSphere) Vegas LOOP Update:

4400 Paradise Rd: Per Michel, "Work continues today on the tunnel which appears to be boring North given the location of the soil extraction machine."

Virgin Resort Station: According to Michel, TBC has been installing tunnel wall sections at Virgin for well over a month. "The station is about 100 meters south of 4400 Paradise Rd, but on the west side of Paradise."

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- SpaceX Starlink Account Managers Joel Cherkis and Jeff Ellenoff visited Tototheo Global's Piraeus office in Limassol, Cyprus, and met with CEO Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou. Tototheo is a maritime-focused digital connectivity provider. Per Despina, "Our collaboration with Starlink goes beyond keeping ships and crews connected... Our partnership is also unlocking new possibilities for Tototheo Global, as we expand into additional verticals, pushing the boundaries of connectivity to reach even the most remote locations—on land and at sea."

- In a filing with the Canadian Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Department, SpaceX stated the following about Starlink usage after the Hurricanes, "The positive impact to affected communities was immediate. In just one day, over 27,000 mobile devices connected to Direct to Cell satellites. In the coming days, over 250,000 texts were sent through Direct to Cell. Direct to Cell is still delivering thousands of messages while damaged terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure is restored."

■ X:

- According to Ad Age (@adage), X is the No.1 brand catching Gen Z’s attention. Per Harris Poll CEO, Will Johnson, "X’s equity among Gen Z has increased. That means more Gen Zers agree that the brand is headed in the right direction. In the midst of an election season yielding plenty of memeable moments and daily polling dumps, X remains the place for Americans to get and engage with real-time information."

Per Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX), "Gen Z knows X is a vibe..."

■ xAI:

- Images from inside xAI's Colossus in Memphis, Tennessee. Pics by Serve the Home and Supermicro.

■ ELON NEWS:

- If you missed Joe Rogan's podcast with Elon yesterday, here it is. Elon, among other things, has persuaded Joe to endorse Trump. Well worth the watch.

- Yesterday, Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta rejected a request by the Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to block the America PAC $1 million daily giveaway. Foglietta in his order said he would later explain his reasons for denying Krasner’s request for an injunction in a written decision.

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