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2025-01-14 21:17:35

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14th of January, 2025

"So they lost half a billion dollars and failed their constituents..." - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

■ TESLA $TSLA ($396.36, -1.72%):

- Cybertrucks at Cyber-Beach (Boca Chica) for Flight 7 at Starbase. Awesome shot by Man Cave Mike (@Man_Cave_Mike).

- For the second time, the Biden Administration failed to fund Tesla's Semi Megacharger corridor from California to Texas. The Biden White House has denied funding even though Tesla is working with California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for the project. 49 applicants won $636 million from the Department of Transportation in this round.

- Tesla and Elon brought Cybertrucks to the Palisade Fire areas to establish mobile base stations to provide power to Starlink Internet terminals in areas without connectivity. Per Elon, "We are going to position Cybertrucks with Starlinks and free WiFi in a grid pattern in the areas that most need it in the greater LA/Malibu area... if this helps save even one house or maybe even someone’s life, we should still do it."

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- Elon was spotted at the Palisades Command Center Basecamp handing out Starlinks and meeting everyone. He was using a line of Cybertrucks to power everything. Video by Diligent Denizen (@DiligentDenizen).

- Tesla also set Mobile Superchargers at the Altadena Sheriff's Station, and at West Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks. They also have installed Mobile Power Units (Portable Powerwalls connected to Tesla Solar Panels) in Altadena and Topenga Canyon with Starlink.

- Tesla also donated Cybertrucks to the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team to be utilized as battery banks at the station until power is restored. "This will greatly help the team to power radios, computers and lights as we work into the dark."

- Overdrive Energy Solutions (@Overdrive_Rocks) are supporting fire relief efforts with Tesla Energy. "Worked with Tesla to deploy Mobile Powerwall Units and Starlink Minis for Los Angeles County Fire Department and LAPD’s operations centers at Zuma Beach. We collaborated with Footprint Project and on upcoming power deployments to affected fire stations in Altadena and Pacific Palisades. Special thanks to Tesla's Tessa Sanchez for arranging a Cybertruck to assist with our operations. It hauled thousands of pounds, navigated roads with landslides, burning hot spots, and downed power lines, and tackled steep, twisty mountain communities, this is a seriously capable, maneuverable work truck. It made today easier for all of us."

- The Model Y was the best selling car in China for 2024 at 480,309 units, +5.24% YoY. The BYD Qin Plus placed second with 480,025 sold, short by only 284 cars.

- Tesla China VP Grace Tao Lin congratulated "85 brothers and sisters" from Giga Shanghai who were admitted to the Shanghai University of Electric Power. "Many Giga Shanghai front-line employees did not have the opportunity to go to university for various reasons. But I know that many people still have that dream... Giga Shanghai started the "I Want to Go to University" project in 2021... Nearly 700 colleagues have graduated!"

- In 2024, Tesla has overtook Audi in global car sales for the first time. Tesla sold 1.79 million vehicles, where Audi sold 1.67 million.

- Tesla's Wes Morrill has won the Motortrend 2025 Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Award! Per Motortrend, "Wes Morrill, Cybertruck Lead Engineer and Senior Director of Engineering at Tesla, for bringing steer-by-wire, a 48-volt electronic architecture, and the bidirectional gigabit Etherloop controller network to production!"

Per Wes, "Have been told many times that Steer-by-wire feels magical, which is a testament to Tesla's software team who consistently delivers next-level tech. I was honored to have Sammy Macaluso (SammyMacaluso), one of the super talented software engineers join me to accept on behalf of our awesome team."

- Tesla Customers in the Philippines who ordered a Model Y before the launch of the new variant will automatically get the newer model once deliveries start.

- According to the German publication Handelsblatt, Giga Berlin might have started production for the new Model Y today. They state Tesla management informed their employees about this on Monday.

- Per Tesla's Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy), "12.6 is now rolling out generally to AI3 vehicles."

FLYOVERS (flight links in sources section):

Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 13th of January, '25.
Giga Nevada: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 12th of January, '25.
Giga Texas: Airwave Dynamics (@AirwaveDynamics), 11th of January, '25.

■ SPACEX:

- SpaceX is now targeting Wednesday, the 15th of January 15 for the Flight 7 of Starship 33 and SH Booster 14. Amazing pic by John Cargile, Groundtruth (@GroundTruthPics).

- Monday morning launch 6 of Falcon 9 Starlink 12-4 took place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the 15th flight for the first stage booster. It previously launched Ax-2, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES 24, NG-21, Euclid, and eight Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. 21 Starlinks were deployed, including 13 Direct to Cell.

- Today launch 7 of Falcon 9 Transporter 12 took place from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This was the second flight for the first stage booster. It previously launched NROL-126. The booster returned to Vandeberg and landed at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4). The was the 12 dedicated rideshare flight for SpaceX. The second stage brought 131 small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers to a sun-synchronous orbit. Want a breakdown of the manifest? Click here.

- Judicial Watch, a Washington-based nonprofit that files public record requests, announced it is suing the California Coastal Commission for records and communications related to the agency’s decision to reject an increase in SpaceX rocket launches. It filed a December complaint in San Francisco County Superior Court alleging that the commission missed legal deadlines to respond to a California Public Records Act request submitted on Oct. 16, 2024. Judicial Watch asked the commission for emails, text messages, letters and more from the agency’s 17 regular and alternative commissioners from April 1, 2023, to present.

- Per Elon, "There will probably be another 10m added to the Starship stack before we increase diameter."

Countdown to 180 (7 - Falcon 9, 0 - Falcon Heavy, and 0 - Starship):

Launch 8! Wednesday, 15th of January, at 1:11 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Mission 1 & Hakuto-R M2 “Resilience” will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land on drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean. Pic Scott Schilke (@SchilkeScott) of the actual Falcon 9 carrying the landers to the pad this morning. Want a breakdown of the two lunar landers? Click here.
Launch 9! Wednesday, 15th of January, at 4:00 p.m. CT, Starship 33 Super Heavy Booster 14 (Flight 7) will launch from Orbital Launch Mount A (OLM-A) at Starbase, Texas. The SH Booster 15 will return to launch site for the 2nd Tower catch attempt. Starship 33 will do a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Launch 10! Friday, 17th of January, at 7:18 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 11-8 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster landing area is unknown. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Per Sakura Yang Deputy Secretary-General at Taipei Computer Association(TCA), "Elon Musk's tunneling company, The Boring Company, provides passenger transportation services with multiple stops at the LVCC underground loop system for CES. Each trip takes about 2 minutes, with an average wait time of around 10 seconds. The goal of this underground loop system is to cover the entire Las Vegas area."

- Latest view of the Cyber-Tunnel at Giga Texas.

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■ STARLINK:

- The Los Angeles Fire Department asked Grey Bull Rescue if they could help donate @Starlink Minis since comms towers and terrain were destroyed by the fires.

Per Bryan Stern, Founder of Grey Bull, "Starlink was the ask and the answer. We got a whole bunch of them for the LACFD, but Elon decided to one-up us! Elon, who is a total rockstar, came to our site with almost a dozen cyber trucks filled with Starlink minis. We got to hang out a bit and showcase Grey Bull Rescue, and Bryan almost made him choke on a rice crispy treat. Elon thanked us for our hard work all over the world, and we couldn't thank him enough for all the Starlinks donated for the fires efforts." We rely heavily on sophisticated technology like Starlink every single day on every single mission. Thanks, Elon, for your support over the years, and looking forward to supporting rescue ops on Mars."

- Today, I got notified that I'm in the T-Mobile / SpaceX Starlink Direct-to-Cell beta! They have made this as simple as possible. You just continue as usual. If your device is out of cell range, it will automatically connect to Starlink. When connected, your device will display T-Mobile SpaceX in the top left corner. Send a text just like you normally would. Not that pics and video messages are not part of the beta. My favorite part, if you text 911, your location is automatically attached. Great for emergencies.

- The Starlink Community Gateway on Nauru. That's an array of four were inaugurated on the 17th December, 2024.

- With last Friday's launch of Falcon 9 Starlink 12-12, the Direct to Cell constellation reached 400 satellites. Per SpaceX's Ben Longmier (@longmier), "With 400 Starlink Direct to Cell sats launched, you can now send a text message from your phone via satellite within seconds at Northern US latitudes and Southern Australian and New Zealand latitudes."

- Today, John Deere announced their partnership with SpaceX from a year ago has produced the JDLink Boost. It is a Starlink connectivity solution to ensure customers continue seamless work in fields with little to no cellular coverage. John Deere and the Starlink network will provide farmers who face rural connectivity challenges the opportunity to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies. The product is available now.

■ X:

- X's Box Office at the 1 Billion Followers Summit (@1billionsummit) in Dubai.

- The UAE media account (@UAEmediaoffice) announced an Influencer HQ and X partnership to produce purposeful content. Influencer HQ has launched a $500,000 competition to encourage content creators to produce original and exclusive content on X.

- Maye Musk (@mayemusk) at the Summit sharing her incredible journey of raising successful children. Per Maye, "Thank you 1 Billion Followers for inviting me to talk at your wonderful conference in Dubai. The many interviews were also fun. And, of course, Anna Sherman (Maye's manager) and I were happy to see the X exhibit."

- X's Joêlle (@YazbeckJoelle) at the Summit discussing the dynamic world of content creation with John Bin London (@johnbinlondon) and partnerships with X premium partner Mohammed Alyousei (@Alyousei) of Asharq Documentary (@AsharqDoc).

- X Devs dropped a new X Developer Platform docs. This update includes updated API reference pages and an interactive API playground. Link in the sources section.

- X's Antoine Caironi (@antoinecaironi) engaging the audience on how X is empowering the Creator Economy.

- The Video Tab is now active in Analytics (Premium > Analytics > Video). You can track video performance metrics over time and evaluate video completion rates across your account.

- X is working on adding community member badges to the iOS App.

- According to Yoko (@randomyoko), X Japan has successfully curbed the proliferation of "impression zombies" through a platform policy change. Impression Zombies is the Japanese slang term used for users who spam social media platforms to boost impressions and earn ad revenue, or as we call it Impression Farming. Once X shifted to the new engagement revenue sharing model there was significant decline. Pics are of X Japan CEO Ayumu Matsuyama (@ayumu_matsuyama) at CES 2025 explaining the change.

- Today was X Japan's first All Hands event of 2025. They gave out X manjus 😋. Pic by Ayumu Matsuyama.

- Per X CEO Linda Yaccarino, (@lindayaX), "Here's a stat that blows my mind: Users spent 364 billion seconds on X last year. That's 11,500 years collectively!"

■ xAI:

- xAI's Grok standalone web page is now active in the following countries; USA, Australia, New Zealand, India, and the Philippines. Grok.com

- xAI's Brent Mayo (@BrentM_SpaceX) announced the xAI supplier portal. It will emphasize local Memphis suppliers and contractors to accommodate the ever growing need for support at the Colossus facility.

- xAI vendor Solaris Energy Infrastructure is opening a 34,000 sqft warehouse in Memphis. The Houston based energy and power equipment provider signed a three-year lease at 3045 Bellbrook Drive. Solaris provides power equipment like turbines to companies building data centers to supply low-emission, fully-scalable energy for both mechanical and processing power loads. Per Brendan Gilbert, "We’re looking forward to contributing positively to the local economy and community, to seeing some local talent there and maybe being able to recruit and hire over time."

- Grok sports score cards are coming to X for iOS. It is already live on the standalone Grok app.

- xAI is working on location personalization so Grok can recommend local restaurants, tourist spots, and more. Per xAI's Greg Yang, "Let us know if you have tried any of these queries but didn't have a good experience."

■ ELON NEWS:

- Elon's briefing and conversation on the Palisades Fire.

■ ANNOUNCEMENTS:

- If you are a T-Mobile customer and got access to the Starlink Direct-to-Cell beta, please let me know. Would love to hear your feedback.

- For January, I will be giving a limited edition 'Find Me In Deep Space' Tesla Hat to a lucky subscriber! This commemorates the launch of Elon's Roadster and Starman aboard the Falcon Heavy on the 6th of February, 2018. Instead of credits like now, Tesla gave this out in limited capacity if you referred a Tesla purchase. Subscribe here to support and be eligible.

- If you are interested in getting a new Tesla, use my Referral to get $1,000 off the purchase. ts.la/stephen746292

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