S.E. Robinson, Jr.

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

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2024-11-06 21:35:45

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2026-06

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6th of November, 2024

"America is a nation of builders. Soon, you will be free to build..." - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($288.53, +14.75%):

- Cybertruck Apocalypse at SEMA. Pic by Zack (@BLKMDL3).

- Today, San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury's verdict clearing Elon and Tesla of liability over allegations they misled investors when Elon posted on Twitter in 2018 that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.

- FSD v12.5.6.2 is rolling out to HW4 owners in North America with full end-to-end highway and less annoying bad weather notifications.

- Segen, the UK's largest distributor of solar PV and energy storage systems, with a fresh batch of Powerwall 3 deliveries via their Model X.

- During his pre-election Town Hall yesterday, Elon said that he will consider bringing back factory tours for Tesla owners. Pre-COVID, factory tours of Fremont were available to all owners once per year. Factory tours from referral credits have been off and on since last year at Fremont, Giga Texas, and Giga Berlin.

- Model Y 7-seater at the Tesla Center in Bussigny, Switzerland. Pics by Tesla's Alec Corbin.

- Tesla China is offering Giga Shanghai tours as an incentive for domestic customers who ordered a new vehicle through their official trade-in service. Trade-in must take place before the 3rd of December to win a tour.

- As Tesla China gets closer to completing the Giga Megafactory, Tesla Senior Battery Pack Quality Engineer, Alejandro Pérez García, has been at Giga Shanghai the past few weeks. Per, Alejandro, "Thrilled to have had the opportunity to work alongside Tesla's incredible battery team in Shanghai! I’ve been collaborating on some truly exciting battery projects, pushing boundaries to bring innovative energy solutions to life."

- Cybertruck on display in Vadistanbul, Turkey, until the 10th of November.

FLYOVERS:

Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 6th of November, '24. Tesla is clearing area where the temporary electrical switchyard was. Per Joe, this "may possibly be a 2nd Megapack site under prep. We saw in the recent xAI Colossus Datacenter video Megapacks used to ensure reliable power, so it stands to reason the Tesla Cortex will need the same. Almost 200 transformers are now on site too!" Very interesting. Subscribe to Joe!

■ SPACEX:

- SpaceX has officially posted on their website that Flight 6 of Starship 31 and Super Heavy Booster 13 is set for the 18th of November at 4:00 p.m. CT! Launch license has already been provided by the FAA and the Notice to Airman (NOTAMN) has been issued. SpaceX posted the above video shortly after of Flight 5 with tons of unseen footage.

- Yesterday evening at the SpaceX McGregor Test facility, a Raptor 3 engine experienced a RUD on the Vertical test stand.

- Carlos, the Starbase Surfer )@cnunezimages) spotted a new Starship nose cone inside the Starfactory! Anyone know the number.

- Glass work is being installed across the connection of the Starfactory and the new SpaceX HQ offices. Pic by Shaun Gisler (@lifeatstagezero).

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

Launch 110! Wednesday, 6th of November, at 7:39 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 11:02 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.

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Site prep for the upcoming Prufrock launch at the convention center's Bronze parking lot. This line is expected to run through the Loop junction under Silver lot to the Encore Resort. Pic is by reddit u/Sea-Juice1266 from the 1st of November.

- Lot B at Allegiant Stadium is where the Vegas LOOP station is planned to be added. As you can see in the pics, the lot has been blocked off as preparations are soon to begin. Per Steve Hill, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, "When you think about taking a parking spot out here, if the Boring Company delivers two cars for every spot it takes out, it’s double the amount of effective parking. It’s not hard for that system to take the place of parking. It’ll improve it pretty significantly."

- Today's image of the Cyber-Tunnel at Giga Texas by Joe Tegtmeyer.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Ufuk Sahin of Tokyo Ship Management just completed the installation of Starlink on the Lunar Tide vessel. "A smoothly working Starlink system has been added. All hardware has been replaced. Right time, right job!"

- Pacific Basin Shipping announced they are installing Starlinks and very small aperture terminals (VSATs) across its fleet of 75 dry bulk carriers. Per Harsh Bhave, Pacific Basin’s Director of Fleet Management, "This installation recognizes the need to add smart bandwidth that can deliver next-level performance for our ships and our people."

- The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly accepted recommendations from the Telecommunications Select Committee, to make internet access more affordable with potential domestic tariffs for Starlink services. The VSAT licence fee would drop from £5,400 per year to a provisional £180, by February 2025. This would lower barriers for residents seeking internet services such as Starlink. These proposals will now be reviewed by the Executive Council, with a response expected within six months.

■ 𝕏:

- Per X's JJ (@RealJJSawyer), "Walking into the office hits different today..."

- X announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (@MonshaatSA). They plan to empower the Kingdom's small businesses with the tools needed to thrive on X by reaching their audiences, boosting brand awareness, and driving growth.

- X's Italy Market Lead, Cris Nulli (@crisnulli), at Intersections. "It has been an incredible opportunity to share to the Italian business community in the Advertising Industry, how X is evolving and how brands are embracing the innovations across different layers."

■ xAI:

- VAST Data CEO Renen Hallak has announced they will be the data platform behind xAI's Colossus cluster in Memphis, Tennessee. They will fuel the data processing and model training that powers the initiative. "Since the inception of the Colossus cluster, VAST has been proud and grateful to see xAI run their data and workloads on the VAST Data Platform. Being part of such a monumental achievement is inspiring, and we’re excited to continue on this journey."

- In October, SIM Memphis hosted "Conversation about xAI" with xAI/SpaceX's Brent Mayo (@BrentM_SpaceX). Brent shared how his career journey brought him to Memphis and how he came to lead the team that brought GROK up and running with impressive speed. Per SIM, "The early impacts of xAI on our city is both fascinating and inspiring! We're incredibly grateful to Brent for his time and for the generous donation made to support our Outreach Programs."

- Per xAI's Ross (@rpoo), "Excited for the future, it won’t be easy, but doing the hard things allows us to take a step further out."

■ ELON NEWS:

- "Game, set and match..." - Elon

- Elon at Mar-a-largo with Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Dana White (@danawhite), and lil X. Elon also spoke with Tucker Carlson last night during the election.

- Elon voting in Cameron County, Texas.

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