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ELON CHRON: Your 24hr Musk Companies Update (Patreon)

Published:
2025-05-08 20:09:05
Imported:
2026-06

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8th of May, 2025

"Solar will obviously be over a billion times more energy than everything else combined..." - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

■ TESLA $TSLA ($284.82, +3.11%):

- Don't mess with Texas... or Tesla. The UP.FIT Cybertruck (@UpfitTesla) needs to be in every Police Department across the nation.

- Per Tesla's Raj Jegannathan (@r_jegaa), "Tesla Service’s new AI Agent detects comms delays, monitors sentiment, & auto-escalates to leaders. Starts tomorrow at 10 pilot locations. In 2 weeks, type “Escalate” in ‘message center’ to reach managers. Guardrails in place to prevent abuse. We’ll keep improving!"

- Today was the last day at the Estetica Expo in Ptak Center of Warsaw, Poland. Per Tesla's Weronika, "I guarantee a wonderful atmosphere and an unforgettable ride in the latest Model Y!"

- Vineet Mehta, Tesla’s Director of Battery Technology and Powertrain Architecture, announced his departure on yesterday, after 18 years with the company. He joined in 2007 and played a key role with the 4680 cells. Mehta emphasized Tesla’s strong technical foundation and the readiness of its next-generation leaders, countering media concerns about instability.

- According to Bloomberg, Prashanth Menon, Tesla's India Country Director and Chairman of Tesla India Motors and Energy, has resigned for personal reasons after nearly nine years with the company. He leaves with no immediate successor named, and Tesla’s China-based team will now oversee India operations.

- Model Y Launch Series Delivery Event in the UK May. Video by Rebecca Lawton, Tesla UK Events Coordinator. Per Rebecca, "Well done to all involved, smashed it!"

- Tesla is sending out emails that they have canceled the $16k Cybertruck Range Extender and will start refunding deposits. This kills the idea of the promised 500 mile range Cybertruck; 340 miles is now the most you can get.

- New Model Y deliveries in Australia start today. Pic at Tesla Sydney by Country Director Thom Drew.

- Yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Tesla's "Robotaxi" trademark, calling it "merely descriptive" due to its use by other companies. Tesla's "Robotaxi" application for its ride-hailing service remains under review and "Cybercab" trademarks are delayed by competing "Cyber" applications. Tesla has three months to submit evidence like fact sheets or ads to support its "Robotaxi" claim, or the application will be abandoned.

- Tesla’s just participated in their first official event in Saudi Arabia; EVS SUADI. Video by Ebtisam Alwasel, Tesla Delivery Operation Advisor. Per Ebtisqm, "I’m honored to have been part of Tesla’s first official event in Saudi Arabia. It’s a privilege to contribute as a member of the Tesla team, driving our mission forward to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy."

FLYOVERS (flight links in sources section):

  • Giga Texas: Brad Sloan, 8th of May, '25. Lots of Model Ys at the End of Line. Cortex 2 Support Center roofing progress.

  • Fremont Factory: MetGod, 8th of May, '25. Production looks steady. Lots of castings. Starlink Gateway area has been cleaned up.

■ SPACEX:

- As of right now, the 19th of May will be Starship's 9th test flight. Launch time is between 6:30 and 8:34 p.m. CT. The U.S. Coast Guard has been issued a hazard notice. Starship 35 is expected to roll back to Massey's tomorrow, the 9th of May, and do another Static Fire. Super Heavy Booster 14 is ready to go and will be the first ever Super Heavy reused!

- This pic of Pad B is sick! Jack Beyer (@thejackbeyer) of NSF took to the air after Pad B's launch mount arrived. Look at the size of that thing! Hopefully in the day or two we will see it placed on the mount legs.

- Hwy 4 road closure from production site to Massey's is scheduled for Saturday, the 9th of May, from 12:00 - 4:00 a.m. We should see Starship 35 roll back and do another (hopefully, last) static fire before Flight 9.

- Today, Starship 38's common dome section left the Starfactory and entered Mega Bay 2.

- Yesterday, Falcon Booster B1091 was spotted arriving at the McGregor, TX, test facility and was quickly raised to begin cryo-testing. Per SpaceX's Jon Edwards (@edwards345), "B1091 is in fact a Falcon Heavy center core that will fly in a single stick configuration a handful of times before being reconfigured and flying as a Falcon Heavy. This way we get some use out of it while the Heavy customer finishes up the payload while also reducing risk as it will be flight proven." The Falcon Heavy launch referenced is most likely the Griffin Mission One (GM1). GM1 is a lunar lander mission by Astrobotic Technology, set to launch in December 2025. It aims to deliver payloads to the Moon’s south polar region, specifically near Mons Mouton by Nobile Crater, under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

- Dr. Violeta Vazquez, Interim Dean of Material Science & Smart Manufacturing at Houston Community College, was with SpaceX Team members Levi Michelson, Jordan Freeman, and Matthew Lopez on campus connecting with welding students. Per Violeta, "SpaceX is back at Houston Community College! Our collaboration truly aims to connect our welding students to launch their careers. A big thank you to SpaceX for providing these incredible opportunities for our talented students!"

Countdown to 180 (53 - Falcon 9, 0 - Falcon Heavy, and 2 - Starship):

  • Launch 56! Friday, 9th of May, at 5:01 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 15-3 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 57! Saturday, 10th of May, at 2:28 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-91 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 58! Sunday, 11th of May, at 12:24 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-83 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 59! Monday, 12th of May, at 5:00 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 15-4 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 60! Wednesday, 14th of May, at 11:43 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 6-67 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: N/A... boring.

■ NEURALINK: N/A...

■ STARLINK:

- Starlinks are all over St. Peter's Square as the Catholic Church searches for a new Pope. News stations are using them to help broadcast live during the days leading up to a selection. Per Andrea Stroppa (@andst7), "A volunteer told me there is nothing that compares to Starlink's performance."

- Speaking of live broadcasts, the Clarus Networks Group's (@Clarus_Networks) CTO David Turner was at the European Broadcasting Union's Horizons 25 event sharing the work they have been doing with Starlink in transforming broadcast distribution. "From resilience in crisis to reaching remote audiences, Starlink LEO satellites are redefining what’s possible for public service media."

- You may be seeing posts about India giving conditional approval for Starlink today. That is the letter of intent (LoI) from a couple of days ago that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued. We already knew that. What is new, is that SpaceX can start gearing up and invest in the communication infrastructure. With that LoI in place, SpaceX can build the ground stations, Gateways, for connecting Starlink’s satellites to terrestrial internet. So keep an eye out. We should start to see shipments, if they are not already there.

- Antonio Moreno Cano, VP of Digital Solutions at Entel Chile, was with his team at Queulat National Park located in the Aysén Patagonia Region of Chile testing their new Starlink Direct-to-Cell service. Per Antonio, "Starlink Alliance with Entel is the first Latin American partnership and fourth in the world with direct-to-cell satellite coverage! From Queulat we demonstrated that it is possible to send text messages in areas without traditional mobile coverage, thanks to our partnership with Starlink. Coverage that brings people together, will connect everything in places you've never imagined." The Entel park sign reads, 'Here we received the first message sent with a satellite connection directly to a cell phone. Pioneers in Latin America. Queulat Park, April 30, 2025.'

■ X:

- Today, X's Global Government Affairs announced that the Indian government issued executive orders to block over 8,000 accounts in India, including those of international news organizations and prominent users. This was done without specifying violating posts or providing evidence in most cases. They also threatened significant fines and imprisonment for X’s local employees. X will comply by withholding the accounts in India but disagrees, citing censorship and free speech violations, and is exploring legal avenues while encouraging affected users to seek relief through courts and contact legal aid organizations.

- X Global Government Affairs posted their support for device-based age verification through app stores and operating systems as a privacy-preserving method for online child safety. They have urged the Texas Legislature to pass SB 2420 to ensure age-appropriate experiences for minors. This aligns with the Kids Online Safety Act's "duty of care" for platforms and addresses concerns from the Texas Policy Research about stifling innovation and the Institute for Family Studies' emphasis on avoiding sensitive data submission.

- X has complied with a Turkish court order from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) to block the account of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. He has been jailed since the 19th of March, 2025, on corruption charges, amid protests and accusations of political censorship by President Erdoğan's government. Per X, "While we have followed Türkiye’s order regarding the account, we strongly disagree with the order and are challenging the order in court..." If X was not to comply, Turkey's 2020 internet law could allow up to 90% bandwidth throttling for non-compliance.

- X will soon show surveys under some posts asking if you "regret seeing" or "feel interested" in the post.

■ xAI:

- Grok is getting a New Voice... Gork!

■ DOGE:

Estimated Savings: $165 Billion

Amount Saved Per Taxpayer: $1,024.84

- DOGE announced that in the past two days, agencies terminated 522 contracts with a ceiling value of $285 million and savings of $110 million. This included a $181k U.S. Department of Agriculture contract for a “technical climate advisor for central Africa”.

- DOGE has updated us on the Credit Card audit. They have expanded and now include 32 agencies. After 10 weeks, more than 500k cards have been de-activated. At the start of the audit, there were ~4.6 million active cards/accounts.

- Today, DOGE and the U.S. Department of Energy announced a new policy that will cap indirect costs for grants at 10% for state and local governments, 15% for non-profit organizations, and 15% for for-profit companies, projecting annual savings of $935 million. This applies to new or conditional awards, excluding tribal entities, and follows a previous April 2025 policy limiting university research indirect costs to 15%, saving $405 million yearly. Indirect costs, covering facilities and administration expenses like rent and salaries, often exceed 30% in federal grants, per DOE data.

■ ELON NEWS:

- Bill Gates accused Elon of contributing to the deaths of the world's poorest children by supporting cuts to USAID funding. Gates claims have left food and medicines stranded in warehouses, risking a resurgence of diseases like HIV and polio. Per Elon, "Gates is a huge liar."

■ SUBSCRIBERS:

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Have a great day!

■ SOURCES:

FLYOVERS:

Tesla:

X:

Elon News:

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