It doesn't work that way. They don't own the right of way, or have easements to build a spur or a tunnel. Acquiring right of way would be very expensive, and maybe impossible if people don't want to sell. A tunnel even more expensive. When they have an 80 mph freeway that goes right past the factory!

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn if they put the tunnel deep enough; can't they go anywhere they want?

@@rtz549 My understanding is no they can't. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. But what I don't understand is why so many Tesla fans want to do things the hard way. There is a freeway that goes right by the factory. Car carriers are available. Seems like there is a strong desire to build tunnels just because Musk owns the Boring company. Am I wrong?

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn they have to pay those truck drivers to haul those cars. If they had a tunnel; the vehicles could drive themselves there. Though I guess they should just send them out using the existing route; no need for the tunnel.

@@rtz549 I'm not an expert on this but a tunnel would likely have to be rated for humans. Since it would have to be serviced from time to time. That means ventilation, additional escape tunnels, etc. Again, someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Also, customers may have a big problem with miles being put on their $50,000 to $100,000 vehicles. Final point, and this is a big one..... If self driving were actually "just around the corner" (as Musk has been claiming every year since 2016) The cars wouldn't need to drive in a tunnel. It is just a matter of being realistic about what has been promised, what is likely possible, and what is feasible. Yes, they can build a tunnel, assuming they can acquire the right of way. But is it worth the cost and effort?

Conveyor belt storage cassette. Count 10 rungs down the ladder and there's another set of rollers mounted on a beam. The conveyor belt runs through both sets of rollers. When an additional length of conveyor belt is added, the bottom rollers and beam are lowered to the bottom of the frame. As the TBM advances and more conveyor is required in the tunnel the beam rises releasing the required of belt. In Jeff Roberts latest video another length of belt has been added, so it's a little easier to see how it all works.

@@DessieDoolan You seem to assume I have some understanding of the purpose of the machines and process. I've still not got the slightest understanding of what's going on but I thank you for giving it some attention.

It could be any of those or something else. The RCR Taylor Logistics Park serves multiple customers from a variety of industries. Samsung is practically next door, so odds are good that any materials for the plant arriving by rail would be unloaded here.

Yes I agree, and I am a Tesla fan, but Tesla needs to sell 30,000 vehicles a week to maintain their sales

@@michaeljohnson1805 how many train cars were in this shot, if each car holds 20 to 30 cars and they need a day or two to load you have the capacity by rail they can ship. I do the same exercise for the trucks at Fremont as well. Shanghai is staggering how many cars they are loading onto ships. Capicity for model y is 6k a week. I suspect the 30,000 a week is already met because if china sales slip, Europe and Australia pick up the slack. The flyover videos are critical in determining shipments and % Of model sales. I really appreciate how much you can build a meaningful estimate. From what I’m seeing here Tesla is looking like they are ramping up for some new records.

@@davidgutting4317 I understand what you are saying…but you said 1000 cybertrunks a week…and shipments dont necessarily mean sells….

Because they are.

@@davidgutting4317 15 to 20 autos per rail car.

Thanks for your suggestions! Much appreciated. I'll add links in the description at some point soon.

0:44. Top of screen. Far south west, past the blue covered machines, there's a patch of bare earth. Being dumped there to dry out.

8:40 Cooling tower platform.

Indeed....looking forward to Prufrock surfacing that's for sure...

Probably the sound of wherever he was standing. Maybe at the housing estate road seen top of screen 6:43.

i watch on mute. im not a fan of the fake construction sounds

3:04. So it could now be said with certainty that the tunnel portal will not be through the face of the berm. I can safely put that hat away. Phew! Great footage of the operation. Probably the best yet from anyone.

Excellent analysis regarding the current state of this project! Thank you! I was concerned the opening would emerge within the now-covered-up portion of the expansion. However, unless I'm misunderstanding your comment, this provides some hope it will be outside and viewable from above? We'll see what happens...

Thanks for the nice feedback. Every time I finish one of these and upload it, I'm wondering how many are going to rip me for what I did or didn't cover, and/or what audio I did, or didn't include. Positive comments like yours (et al.) helps tremendously.