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

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2024-11-21 22:08:08

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2026-06

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21st of November, 2024

"Tesla Robovan is in development. Some other things too..." - Elon

■ TESLA $TSLA ($339.64, -0.70%):

- Cybercab is popping up all over the U.S. and Europe. You can also check it out at the LA Auto Show. They also have Cybertruck and the S3XY lineup on display. The S and X are Plaids! The show starts tomorrow through the 1st of December. Pics by Zack (@BLKMDL3).

- According to David Zhai, Tesla Concepts & Prototypes, Tesla Popups will be at major malls nationwide. Know malls include American Dream in New Jersey, King of Prussia in Pennsylvania, Virginia Beach Mall, and South Center in Washington. Keep an eye out!

- Per Tesla's Max de Zegher (@MdeZegher), "With Tesla App version 4.39.0 or later, you can now report issues at any time, even when not charging. Through our telemetry, we already auto-detect charging performance issues, such as a post not working or slow charging. However issues like snow that isn't properly plowed, cracked post skins, vandalism, trash overflowing etc can now easily be reported, helping us fix it faster!" Max also posted the new 'Priority for Trailers' sign.

- Tesla's new Service & Delivery Center in Tainan, Taiwan. Pics by Tesla's Eddie Chen.

- Model 3 Acceleration Boost is now available in China for ¥14,100 ($1,900). It reduces 0-100km/h time from 4.4 seconds to 3.8 seconds. No date has been given for North America release. H/T Drive Tesla (@DriveTeslaca).

- Tesla Automation at the Career Day fair in Koblenz, Germany.

- Tesla is now offering the 3 free months of Supercharging and 3 free months of FSD for all orders,, not just existing new inventory. All S3XY cars and the Cybertruck are eligible if you take delivery of by the 31st of December.

- Good Faith Energy (@GoodFaithEnergy) bringing the future to life with Tesla Solar and a Model X Plaid on site this weekend at an install. "Clean energy and cutting-edge performance, all in one."

- EDP Renewables has announced a new $180 million Megapack contract for Arizona’s Salt River Project (SRP) and Flatland Storage. The facility will have enough capacity to power up to 45,000 homes for four hours during peak electricity demand.

- Kim Kardashian and Optimus happened...

FLYOVERS (flight links in sources section):

Giga Texas: Jeff Roberts (@peterdog15), 20th of November, '24.

Giga Nevada Semi Factory: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 19th of November, '24. Tesla is moving fast. Looks like a1/4 of the roofing remains.

Lithium Refinery: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 16th of November, '24.

Giga Berlin: Tobias Lindh (@tobilindh), 15th of November, '24. Flyover of the where the new public train station will be at the northern end Tesla's property.

Fremont Factory: MetGod, 14th of November, '24. Covered cars (Cybercabs?) and construction in the middle of the test track.

■ SPACEX:

- Last Sunday, Launch 116 of Falcon 9 Optus-X TD7 took place from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This was the 16th flight of the first stage booster. It previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, NG-20, and nine Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Optus X TD7 is a Northrop Grumman-built geostationary communications satellite for Australian satellite operator Optus. TD7 was deployed.

- Also on Sunday, launch 117 of Falcon 9 Starlink 9-12 took place from from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the 20th flight for the first stage booster. It previously launched Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-85, NROL-87, SWOT, SARah-1, NROL-146, and 12 Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean. 20 Starlinks were deployed, including 13 Direct to Cell. Pic by Tom Remmel.

- On Monday, launch 118 of Falcon 9 GSAT-20 took place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was the 19th flight for the first stage booster. It previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 13 Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. GSAT-20 was deployed.

GSAT-20 is an Indian geostationary Ka-band high-throughput communications satellite. It will be the first fully Electric Propulsion/EP enabled satellite which can be five to six times more efficient than chemical-based propulsion. It will be the first ISRO made satellite to move from Geostationary transfer orbit to Geosynchronous orbit using Electric Propulsion.

- On Tuesday, launch 119 of Starship 31 Super Heavy Booster 13 Integrated Flight Test 6 took place from Orbital Launch Mount A (OLM-A) at SpaceX Starbase, Texas.

Due to lost comms of the computer at Tower A, Super Heavy Booster had to perform a soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about 20 miles offshore. Per Elon, "Catch would probably still have worked, but we weren't sure, so erred on the side of caution." The comms antenna showbent on the top of the Tower.

Starship completed a reignite of a single Raptor engine while in space, demonstrating the capabilities required to conduct a ship deorbit burn before starting fully orbital missions. Ship successfully made it through reentry and executed a flip, landing burn, and soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Data was gathered from the multiple thermal protection experiments, as well as the successful flight through subsonic speeds at a more aggressive angle of attack.

- Shortly after the Starship launch, the FAA released a Revised Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for Starbase. It includes up to 25 annual launches of Starship, up to 25 annual landings of Starship, up to 25 annual landings of Super Heavy, catches can only happen during the daytime, and three water landings are allowed per year.

- Today, Launch 121! Thursday, 21st of November, at 10:53 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-66 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was the 20th flight for the first stage booster. It previously launched OneWeb 1, SES 18+19, Eutelsat HOTBIRD-F1, CRS-24, and 15 Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. 24 Starlinks were deployed.

- Yesterday, SpaceX officially began scrapping Starship 26.

- Per Elon on Starship's fully reusable heat shield, "Metallic shielding, supplemented by ullage gas or liquid film-cooling is back on the table as a possibility."

- SpaceX testing heatshield materials in a simulated Martian atmosphere.

- SpaceX is expected to launch a tender offer in December valing the company at over $250 billion.

Countdown to 144 (115- Falcon 9, 2 - Falcon Heavy, and 4 - Starship):

Launch 122! Saturday, 23rd of November, 7:26 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 9-13will launch from from Space Launch Complex 4 East (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 123! Monday, 25th of November, at 4:32 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 12-1 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 124! Monday, 25th of November, at 4:32 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-76 will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- On Tuesday, the Boring Company posted the above pic stating that Cybertruck was at their Bastrop, Texas, HQ testing in Tunnel 1.

- Latest image from Jeff Roberts and Brad Sloan of the west side exit of the Cyber-Tunnel. Asphalt is being laid and form walls installed.

■ NEURALINK:

- Yesterday, Neuralink announce that Health Canada approved the launch of for their first clinical trial in Canada. The CAN-PRIME Study has started. This is an investigational medical device trial for the fully-implantable, wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) with the aim to evaluate the safety of their implant and surgical robot and assess the initial functionality of the BCI. Neuralink recruitment is now open. If you have quadriplegia due to ALS or SCI, you may qualify. Visit the Patient Registry to learn more and apply. Link in the sources section.

Per Neuralink's Romina Nejad (@RominaNejad), "We’ve worked hard to kick off our first international trial and share Neuralink’s technology with more people. Couldn’t think of a better place to start than Canada!"

■ STARLINK:

- According to John Deere SVP and CTO Jahmy Hindman, after a successful pilot program across several rural and remote areas in the US and Brazil, the company plans to go into full production with the Starlink service starting in January 2025.

- Wednesday, Speedcast announced it has sold more than 10,000 Starlink kits as an authorized integrator of the internet service. It has deployed Starlink for more than a third of its customers. This includes maritime and enterprise applications and its UltiSat subsidiary that sells to the U.S. government.

- The Philippine Navy displayed one of its MANTAS T12 USV with a Starlink High Performance dish installed to visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Palawan. Several T12 USVs were transferred to the PN this year, with U.S. eyeing more USV transfers.

- New Mexico is proposing a $70 million plan to expand high-speed internet access to 95,000 households in rural and remote areas via Starlink. The funds would cover the cost of the kits and subsidize monthly costs while fiber lines are built. If approved, the requested funds would become available in July 2025. H/T Drive Tesla (@DriveTeslaca).

■ 𝕏:

- X CEO Linda Yaccarino at the X MENA Client Council in Riyadh. "The conversations were powerful and the energy was unmatched. At 𝕏, we’re creating a space where businesses, brands, and people come together to shape what’s next. Momentum is building – we're excited to continue partnering with the Kingdom to drive connection and innovation."

Per X's Joêlle (@YazbeckJoelle), "It was a tremendous honor to share the stage with our CEO Linda alongside the leadership team at the X MENA Client Council to present the pioneering vision that has positioned our platform as a leader in innovation and success."

- X Japan CEO Ayumu Matsuyama (@ayumu_matsuyama) gave a talk at the Industrial Exchange Exhibition 2024 in Tokyo. "Thank you very much to everyone who came to the event... The evolution of Everything App will accelerate with a focus on AI and video."

- X will soon let you rewind livestreams.

- X TV now has highlights on profile pages. Creators can feature videos they choose by using the existing highlighting feature. If you have previously highlighted any videos, they should be showing up there already.

■ xAI:

Grok Updates:

Post cards and multi-turn Grok shares are now live.
You can now "choose your own adventure" through Grok images.
You can now ask Grok to edit generated images by sending follow up messages.
Source citations have been added to Grok, making it easy to see where information comes from.
Grok can now reference both web pages and X posts.
Grok can now Copy Conversations. You can open shared grok conversations and start interacting with them.
Grok can now show Images from search results.

- xAI API is now available through Vercel's AI SDK and LangChainAI.

■ ELON NEWS:

- President-elect Donald Trump, Future FCC Lead Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC), and Elon at the Starship Flight 6 launch a top Mega Bay 2 at Starbase.

- Yesterday, Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) announced he and Elon will be launching "DOGEcast," a new podcast that will outline all the government cost-cutting they’re working on via the Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE).

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