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Want to Know: Your Daily Musk Companies Update (Patreon)
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20th of December, 2024
"The goal of 𝕏 is to return power to the people..." - Elon Musk
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■ TESLA $TSLA ($421.06, -3.46%):
- Cybertruck in the Cyber-Tunnel at Tesla's Giga Texas by Tesla's Brandon Becerra.
- In La Crescent, Minnesota the local Police Department added a new Model Y to their fleet through the Carbon Reduction Program. Per Police Chief Luke Ahlschlager, "It’s a blast to drive. Its state of the art technology. My Officers are in to all that stuff. They think it has all the bells and whistles."
- Tesla will issue an over the air (OTA) update for 694,303 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring systems might not warn owners of low tire pressure. Vehicles include 2017-2025 Model 3s, 2020-2025 Model Ys, and 2024 Cybertrucks.
- Per Tesla, "Thank you to the Tesla team for continuing to push our mission forward & make Tesla successful! Your hard work in building a fully sustainable & exciting future makes all the difference."
- Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed to streamline reviews of exemptions filed by automakers seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles without required human controls like steering wheels or brake pedals. "The ADS-equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program, known as AV STEP, would establish a voluntary review and reporting framework for participating ADS-equipped vehicles."
- Yesterday, Tesla China VP Grace Tao Lin-Tesla posted that safety is a core value of Tesla, often invisible but crucial. She explained that the Tesla S3XY models score five stars in crash tests due to their body structure, using a cage-type design with crumple zones and high-strength steel. She noted, "The tensile strength of the steel is greater than 800 MPa, comparable to an aircraft carrier deck," highlighting the materials' role in safety. Aluminum plates are used for energy absorption and lightweighting. She also pointed out symmetrical holes in a Model 3 body-in-white from Giga Shanghai.
- Kim Kardashian gifted her best friend Tracy Romulus a Cybertruck for her birthday.
- YTD in Spain, the Model 3 is the No.1 selling EV at 10,367 units and the Model Y is No.2 at 5,229.
- In Athens, Greece, Tesla's George Pantazis is at the TGI Fridays for a Model 3 Test Drive Event. "What’s faster? A Tesla’s acceleration or you grabbing the last fry? Come find out!"
FLYOVERS (flight links in sources section):
Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 20th of December, '24. Beautiful morning today at Giga Texas. South end windows continue to be installed. Canopies are completed at the End-of Line facility Superchargers. Still not sure what the southern area will be, but the circular indentations on the ground are clearly seen. The Supercomputer Cluster Megapack area is getting foundation work. As always, subscribe and support Joe!
■ SPACEX:
- Nick Stewart (@NStewWX) spotted two Falcon 9 boosters at a foggy Port Canaveral last night. Awesome shot!
- At the McGregor, Texas, test facility, SpaceX has gone vertical with the new Falcon 9 first stage booster, possibly B1091.
- Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation visited Starbase to meet with Kathy Lueders and the leadership team. "SpaceX innovations are putting our region at the forefront of space exploration and technology and creating new opportunities for our community. We’re proud to support their continued success and impact here."
Countdown to 144 (128 - Falcon 9, 2 - Falcon Heavy, and 4 - Starship):
Launch 135! Friday, 20th of December, at 10:39 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 4x Astranis MicroGEO 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. This is four Astranis MicroGEO communications satellites that will be inserted in a custom geostationary orbit, from where they will conduct on-orbit maneuvers to reach their individual slots.
Launch 136! Saturday, 21st of December, at 3:34 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 Bandwagon 2 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will return to Vandenberg and land at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4). This is a dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. Payloads include the South Korean government’s 425 Project Flight 3. Pics of Exolaunch's (@Exolaunch) CarboNIX. A scalable shock-free separation system for microsats
Launch 137! Monday, 23rd of December, at 12:00 a.m. ET, Falcon Starlink 12-2 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.
Launch 138! Friday, 27th of December, at 12:00 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Thuraya 4-NGS 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. Thuraya 4-NGS is a communication satellite being built by Airbus Defense and Space for the UAE based Yahsat. Based on the all-electric Airbus Eurostar-Neo Platform, Thuraya 4-NGS will incorporate a large 12-meter L-band antenna and a payload with on-board processing providing advanced routing flexibility of up to 3200 channels with dynamic power allocation over a large number of spot beams.
Launch 139! Saturday, 28th of December, at 5:35 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 11-3 will launch 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.
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■ THE BORING COMPANY:
- At Giga Texas the Cyber-Tunnel continues to get its stainless steel cladding installed. Great shots by Joe Tegtmeyer!
■ NEURALINK: N/A
- The other day, I talked about Noland's (@ModdedQuad) firmware update post and how cool it is. Today, Neuralink's Joe Smith (@Yasumoto) commented, "We’re just getting started with the infrastructure necessary to scale this up 💪 I’m happy to discuss this and many of the other fun projects we have in the works if you’re interested in helping us build this!" Go work at Neuralink.
■ STARLINK:
- Kativik Regional Government (KRG) posted images of Starlink Gateway Terminals being deployed to bring high-speed internet access to Ungava Bay, Canada. Starlink will connect those who will be waiting a couple of years for fiber through EAUFON fibre-optic network. "Today, the KRG takes delivery of SpaceX gateway terminals for Kuujjuaq, and high performance Starlink terminals for Aupaluk, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Quaqtaq and Tasiujaq. The terminals will provide internet users in these communities with seamless access to new bandwidth in early 2025 via Tamaani's Fibre-to-the-Home network."
- Starlink at Tikal National Park, a lost Mayan City in Guatemala and one of the most extraordinary archeological sites in the world. Starlink now powers the daily administration that runs the park and helps oversee the 200 sq mi of ruins, tropical forests, savannas, and wetlands. Pic by Robin Seemangal (@nova_road).
- This morning, the Ministry of Communication (MEIDECC) of Tonga, announced Starlink will provide high-speed internet access to residents and businesses across the islands. "This initiative marks a pivotal step in improving telecommunications infrastructure in Tonga, ensuring that all citizens have access to reliable internet services."
- TS Global Network shared that their SurfiGO initiative in Malaysia connected the first Starlink in Kota Marudu. "This is more than just turning on satellite broadband. It represents hope, progress, and the boundless possibilities that come with being connected to the digital world. For the residents, this marks the beginning of new opportunities in education, business, and everyday life."
- Cool conversation on Starlink. Per Morgan Housel (@morganhousel), author and a former columnist at The Wall Street Journal, "Our internet has been out for 7 days (monster storm) so I got a Starlink and it's one of the most impressive products I've ever used."
Elon replies, "Worth getting Starlink as a backup, even if you already have great Internet. Your landline connection might go down just when you most need it!"
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger (@PGelsinger) comments, "Agreed! We all live on internet. A redundant path like Starlink is a superb way - I love it."
- Felix Gonzalez, Structural Manager at Thornton Aviation, posted the successful completion of a second Starlink Aviation install on a Bombardier Global 7500. "We met the Return to Service (RTS) date efficiently. The entire process, including sheet metal work and interior tasks, was completed in-house."
- After the completion of the Upper Viewmount fibre-optic project, a government-funded initiative to improve internet access in the region, Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Canada, Rosalyn Bird, stated, "Although I was very pleased to hear today that another Northern BC community has reached completion, I recognize many other northern, rural, and remote communities in British Columbia continue to face connectivity challenges."
■ X:
- X's most engaged Gold Verfified brands based on real-time relevance plus audience engagement for 2024.
- Grok Profile Summaries are coming. You will be able to click the Grok button on a user's profile and it will generate a summary about the account. The button will only appear if the account has over 10,000 followers and at least 50 posts.
■ xAI:
- xAI's Brent Mayo (@BrentM_SpaceX) posted this pic of the xAI team in the early days of Colossus at a 100k gpu cluster... Wait... That's would be only a couple of months ago!
- The Wall Street Journal is reporting Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, a government advisor and chair of Indonesia’s National Economic Council plans on meeting with Elon at President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January and pitch the idea to place xAI data centers in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
- Per DELL's Danny Fabrizius (@fab1), "Merry Christmas. Been a year change and excitement. Serendipity put me on a collision course with a wonderful opportunity and a lot of amazing people. Couldn't have planned it better if I tried."
Brent replied, "The man… the myth…. The absolute legend, Danny. You sir are the man! With Michael Dell, Danny and team here at Colossus I am confident we have the greatest chance at success, so thank you for sending your all star team!"
- Grok will soon get new Regenerate options that will include Without Search and With Image Generation. H/T Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes).
- xAI's Chris I (@DetroitHeathen) posted this pic saying, "Happy holidays from just a jolly handful at xAI!"
- Love Grok's new black hole accretion disk logo.
■ ELON NEWS:
- El Presidente Musk... 🤦♂️
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■ SOURCES:
FLYOVERS:
Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer... coming soon.
Tesla:
Starlink:
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