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

23rd of January, 2025

"When I see the troll emoji, it’s like looking in the mirror..." - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

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■ TESLA $TSLA ($ , %):

- Ultra Red Tesla Model Y Refresh.

- Confused .com has named Tesla as one of the safest car brands in the world. In the study, they analyzed vehicle safety ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Volvo ranked No.1 and Subaru ranked No.2, but the only reason Tesla ranked 3rd was because Subaru and Volvo have more models that received perfect safety ratings. All 45 Tesla vehicles tested received no lower than a 5-star safety ratings.

- The new Trailer Mode with update 2024.45.32 now allows you to adjust if the trailer is open or enclosed and weight and dimensions to better estimate the vehicles range while towing. You can also toggle the Auxiliary Power. H/T Zack (@BLKMDL3).

- The German political activist group Zentrum für Politische Schönheit, Center for Political Beauty (@politicalbeauty), and Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) have casted this image on Giga Berlin with a post stating, "Buy a Tesla, support fascism!"

- Tesla China is giving free Enhanced Autopilot with Actually Smart Summon for 30 days to customers starting today, the 24th of January. Eligible vehicles are receiving a push notification from Tesla China.

- Elon Musk and Tesla China's Grace Tao Lin meeting with China's Vice President Han Zheng on the 19th of January in Washington DC.

PRICE CHANGES:

According to Drive Tesla (@DriveTeslaca), Canada will have the following price increase starting the 1st of February:

• Model 3: Long Range RWD up $4,000. Long Range AWD up $8,000. Performance up $9,000.

• Model Y: All trims up $4,000.

• Model S: All trims up $4,000.

• Model X: All trims up $4,000.

Plus, the $5,000 iZEV Canadian rebate is no longer available. Ouch!

FLYOVERS (flight links in sources section):

• Fremont Factory: MetGod, 23rd of January, '25.

• Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), 22nd of January, '25.

■ SPACEX:

- The SpaceX Shopping Center at Starbase is finally under construction. The above pic by Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages) shows just how large this place is going to be. Still no word on if this will be for public use or SpaceX employees only.

- SpaceX did a fit check of the God Pin on the Chopsticks Carriage on Wednesday and shortly after the first Chopstick rolled over. Installation soon.

- Want an idea of how large the Giga Bay will be on Roberts Road in Florida? Check out these mockups by the NSF (@NASASpaceflight) Team. A larger Starfactory is expected as well. The map was posted by Adrian Beil (@BCCarCounters). Ryan Caton (@dpoddolphinpro) did the Mock. Jack Beyer did the Mega Bay Imagery. And Max Evans (mgde) took the original pic. You should be following all of them.

- The Dragon recovery team conducted training yesterday afternoon at Port Canaveral.

- Yesterday it was S36. Now Carlos has spotted Starship 37 in the Starfactory. Subscribe to Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages).

- Sunrise over the Raptor stands at SpaceX McGregor, Texas.

Countdown to 180 (10 - Falcon 9, 0 - Falcon Heavy, and 1 - Starship):

• Launch 12! Friday, 24th of January, at 6:05 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 11-6 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 13! Monday, 27th of Monday, at 2:21 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 12-7 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Launch 14! Tuesday, 28th of January, at 10:34 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 SpainSat NG I will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This is the first of two new-generation satellites built by Airbus to provide secure communications to the Spanish government, its allies, and various international organizations.

• Launch 15! Thursday, 30th of January, at 5:44 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 12-3 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino and the grand opening of the Boring Company's Westgate Station. Per Westgate, "We’re proud to solidify our position as Las Vegas’ most connected resort, now offering seamless access via both the Vegas LOOP and the Monorail. Whether you're zipping through the Vegas Loop or gliding on the Monorail, getting here has never been easier." This station connects Westgate to the Las Vegas Convention Center and Resorts World.

- According to Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson, the Boring Company has moved 3 million people through the Vegas LOOP system since it opened in 2021.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- AeroMech's latest installation of Starlink Aviation on a Citation XLS. This one was completed by their team in Smyrna, Tennessee.

- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), the Italian Space Agency, has stated the possible deal between Italy and Starlink for secure satellite communications would not pose a security risk. If approved, Starlink will provide encrypted communications between the government, embassies, and defense officials operating in high-risk geographical areas.

- SpaceX has officially registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) via the name Starlink Internet Services (Private) Limited. According to a written response from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to the Senate Standing Committee, SpaceX has applied to establish up to three Gateways in Pakistan.

■ X:

- Numerous Reddit communities are either banning or contemplating banning links to X in response to the recent Elon controversy. A significant number of users and moderators are pushing for the removal of these links, with many related discussion threads receiving upvotes. According to Reddit's management, they adhere to a policy of non-interference, leaving decisions about link policies to the discretion of individual subreddits.

■ xAI:

- xAI's Eric Zelikman (@ericzelikman) put Grok 3 (top left) against o1-pro (bottom left) and DeepSeek R1 (bottom right) using the Prompt: "write a python script for a bouncing yellow ball within a square, make sure to handle collision detection properly. make the square slowly rotate. implement it in python. make sure the ball stays within the square." He them changed square to Tesseract (top right).

■ ELON NEWS:

- Per Joe Rogan, "Elon's such a unique character. You can't put him in the same category as an Einstein, because he's a cultural weirdness. Who's this guy making memes, cracking jokes, dunking on people, and telling people to go fuck themselves? Buys Twitter... Runs a bunch of different companies simultaneously while playing video games constantly. That doesn't fit in anywhere else... He's one of the most unique human beings in all of history."

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■ ANNOUNCEMENTS:

As a reminder, for January, one subscriber will win a limited edition 'Find Me In Deep Space' Tesla Hat! It's super cool!

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

Thanks everybody!

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■ SOURCES:

FLYOVERS:

• Fremont Factory: MetGod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGtdiWdhisI

• Giga Texas: Joe Tegtmeyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA8541HWfpU

Tesla:

• https://www.confused.com/car-insurance/guides/safest-cars-2025

Starlink:

• https://techx.pk/starlink-to-develop-ground-station-in-pakistan/

Elon Quote: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1882437483000127934