New Model Ys, 2nd Megapack work, big DIE shop deliveries too! 31 Jan 2025 Giga Texas Update(07:35AM)

[@WarrenLacefield]

Thank you, Joe, for the great drone tour of the waste water processing facility over on the south side of the river. That has not been visited in a long time, but now with all the new "plumbing" going on, it was very interesting to see!

[@tnelly6588]

Thanks, Joe!! Your production value and attention to detail is second to none!! The entire Tesla community owes you a huge debt of gratitude!! And love the looks of the new Model Y!

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@tnelly6588 thank you … very kind! 😎

[@Chrisarequipa80]

But thank you Joe !! It’s always awesome to hear you and keep us updated

[@highlanderapparel]

One of the great things about your videos Joe at your ending tune. It’s very happy. I appreciate the information but it’s very uplifting. The Highlander of kindness is always free.😊

[@brento2890]

Thank you for sharing ! I can’t wait until we see the New Model Y’s ! 👏

[@josepecanocano1587]

Thanks you Joe , video fantastic, from Malaga Spain

[@lmccaleb1]

Joe, it was really great meeting you today. Thanks for adding us at the end of the video. I look good!

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@lmccaleb1 I had a great time talking with the three of you!

[@DougBruce-c5i]

Hello Lee, Rob, and Patti. Greetings!

[@LeeCeHan]

@Joe. Your videos rock. Love the overview and then detail.

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@LeeCeHan Thank you very much!

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Thanks Joe! Tunnel: @ 0:35 Excellent view of a drive through the tunnel from inside the tunnel. @ 0:13 Excellent view of the drivers blowing right through the stop sign. Wastewater Interceptor Project: West: @ 12:27( Left) Several of the 5' diameter pipes have been delivered. Note the blue steel reinforcing collars on the ends of the pipes. @ 13:09 Good view down into the caisson shaft. The hoses connected to the caisson are for bentonite injection. Which lubricates the outside of the shaft. East: @ 18:42 View of the east caisson shaft. Wastewater plant: @ 14:45 My first thoughts were that this is part of the interceptor project. But then noticed.... All the construction going on inside the plant.... @ 14:52, 14:59 and 15:08. So it will be interesting to see which project 14:45 is actually part of. Cooling tower: @ 17:40 4 fans are working. South end: @ 18:11 Unfortunate design decision.... Ugly gravel right up against the beautiful glass curtain wall. Guessing there will be an ugly asphalt road next to the gravel. Substation expansion project: @ 26:17 (Bottom right) One set of 345 kV switches are now closed. @ 26:28 Some gravel spread around and other final work to complete the project. Mega-vault: This is very interesting..... @ 26:34 (Left) New trench with a new duct-bank being constructed. I can't help but wonder if this is part of the phase 2 substation expansion. New Mega pack site: @ 27:11 Duct-banks from the Mega-vault are being extended. Speculating that this will be the location of a switching and/or control structure for the Megapacks. @ 27:44 New trench on the west side. New power supply to the data center/super computer: @ 23:05 (Vaults by the building) All cables now pulled through into the building.

[@DessieDoolan]

Thanks Joe Huge amount of work going around the place. *Sort by Newest First or Top Comments if only the first few lines are visible* 0:38. Southend, east-west vehicle passageway. View clear through to the east. Roll-up door into Stamping 2 visible behind the Cybertrucks. Wall to the right is the Data Centre. Might be a door to the right about opposite Stamping 2. 0:40. Southend, east tunnel portal. Left. Massive bollards protecting the tunnel portal from traffic passing on the left. Right, column H 85. 1:33. “240 seconds saved”. I get a different number, of course! More than double. I don’t think they are calculating the driver return time. I get a 5 minute 45 second saving per vehicle if the drivers return in a 10 passenger mini-bus. 10:53. EOL, west. Apron. Steel racks. Scaffolding used as a temporary fence. 11:40. Westside, tunnel road (Autopilot Avenue). Street lights ready to install. 11:59. Westside, tunnel project. MotherTruck. behind to the right. Drain from within the tunnel is pumping out some water. 12:29. Westside, Giga Texas Offsite Wastewater Interceptor project. Left. 10 lengths of concrete pipe. Likely for the pipe jacking. Blue on the ends would be the steel collar, possibly stainless steel. Cast in lifting lugs on the top. Right. Clam shell/grab bucket on the crane removing spoil. Rebar for another ring on the caisson. 12:58. Westside, Giga Texas Offsite Wastewater Interceptor project. 6 rings cast, and another in the works. Must be well over 50’ 15m. Bottom. Black hoses and a manifold, part of the system to pump the bentonite slurry around the caisson. 13:45. Falwell Road. Giga Texas Offsite Wastewater Interceptor project. No obvious progress. 14:11. Falwell Lane. Also shown on the Sand Hill Lateral Extension drawings is the new alignment of Falwell Lane. To be shifted inland away from the river. 14:44. Wastewater Treatment Plant. Contractors compound. 15:04. Wastewater Treatment Plant. Same number and size of ponds as seen on Google Earth. Works all around the plant. Left. New columns for an elevated pipeline. 16:35. BIW, Loading Platform. Right. Permit current, ‘BIW new mezzanine’. 18:11. Southend, south. Apron. Large size aggregate laid. Railway ballast sized. 18:28. Southend, south. Bottom right. Coils, barrels, rolls of something. 18:41. East of highway, Giga Texas Offsite Wastewater Interceptor project. Stripping the shuttering from the caisson. No projecting rebar around the top of the caisson. This one is complete. Bottom. Waste pit constructed. 19:28. Southend, west. Apron. Wastewater tanker parked near the deep wet-well, day 10. Driver in the cab. 19:40. GA, loading platform. Rebar deliver. Still haven’t seen concrete deliveries to match. Right. Wall painted black. 20:41. Flagpoles. Fence has been rearranged. Cross off the shaft construction here theory. 21:12. GA, apron. Concrete pump and concrete delivery into Level 3. Would be a run of pump line pipes inside to the work location. 22:33. BIW, roof. Roof access structure. A ramp in front of the double doors. Has to be an elevator or a hoist inside. No need for a ramp if you’ve lugged something up a couple of flights of stairs. 23:23. Paint, apron. White racks are marked, Model Y Front Fascia. 23:37. Paint, apron. Stands for bumpers. More bumper bits than the previous model. Would seem to go against the Tesla philosophy of ‘no part is the best part’. I think these stands are used to mount the bumpers while sanding. There’s a permit current for a ‘plastics sanding cell booth’. 24:42. Tesla road, north. Left. Stacks of racks. Cable racks perhaps for the new BESS. 25:51. Temporary Batch Plant. Almost ready to batch. Concrete blocks for the materials bins have been salvaged from the ‘old batch plant’ near the Die Shop. 'Pre-wonked' the back wall of the material bins. 26:39. Switchyard/substation. MegaVaults. Working in a trench just inside the gate. 27:00. Temporary Switchyard site/New BESS. Right. Conduits from the ductbank sweeping up to what may be a surface cable tray system. There are more piles on the west side than on the east. 19 pairs of megapacks on the west, 18 pairs on the right. 74 megapacks total. Not consistent with either the number of Prolec (85) or Magnetron (102) transformers stored on the westside. 27:46. Temporary Switchyard site/New BESS. Trenching for another ductbank. Packs of grey conduit. 28:18. ‘Old Batch Plant Site’. Materials bins concrete blocks removed, see 29:59. 2 soil test drilling rigs visible. 28:27. Tesla Road. Complicated excavation. Something suspended under the steel beam. Sheet piling, trench shields. Section of apron demolished for a wide trench. 28:50. Cathode, south. Apron. Water storage trailer. West. Large rectangular HVAC ducting. Same on the roof. 30:10. Old Batch Plant site. Excavation into natural earth. 30:35. Die Shop, west. Inside. Red frame of a travelling gantry crane. 30:52. Die Shop, west. Inside. To the left. Stair down into the deep machine footing.

[@DessieDoolan]

1:28. Tesla claims 240 seconds saved. I get a different number, of course! More than double. I don’t think they are calculating the driver return time. Cybertruck driving distance from end of production line to north end of EOL. 3100’ 945m from entrance to tunnel, through tunnel, road north to the north end of the EOL. At 25mph 40km/h, that journey would take 85 seconds. Return journey for the drivers from the north end of the EOL, via River road, Cyber Circle and into the east-west vehicle passageway to the assumed staging area at the end of the Cybertruck production line is 8054’ 2454m*. Driving this route at 25mph 40km/h, takes 229 seconds. Maybe a bit longer if a lower speed is required in the building. Haven’t in fact seen a vehicle take this route into the east-west vehicle passageway, but neither have I seen drivers being dropped off by the GA Loading Platform which would be the closest entrance to the end of the Cybertruck production line. A minimum of a 730’ 220m walk through the building if dropped off there. 3 minute walk for a fit young person according to google. Driven back in a 4 passenger Model Y. The trip is made 5 times to deliver 4 vehicles. ((85 + 229) x 5) divided by 4 = 392 seconds. 6 minutes 32 seconds per vehicle. Driven back in a 10 passenger bus. The trip is made 11 times to deliver 10 vehicles ((85 + 229) x 11) divided by 10 = 345 seconds. 5 minutes 45 seconds per vehicle. That’s the *minimum* time. No time calculated for lost time waiting at either end, lost time to traffic at the couple of intersections on the return. Dollar saving per vehicle. Based on a hourly manhour rate (cost to Tesla, not wages) of $32.69 as suggested by Joe's patron Scott M. Driven over by a driver and driver returns as a passenger in a 4 passenger Model Y. $3.60 saving per Cybertruck. Driven over by a driver and driver returns as a passenger in a 10 passenger bus. $3.13 saving per Cybertruck. *I miscalculated. Distance is in fact 9850’ 3003m. Can’t be bothered recalculating.

[@WarrenLacefield]

12:05 I don't recall a big pond behind the west side tunnel opening? The rest of the ditching along 130 toward River Road does not appear wet. As you point out at 11:59 water is being pumped out from a tunnel drain. Possibly that is why the tunnel is not in use at this time? A lot of mysteries here, all over the place: roof top cabling not yet spliced but 4 coolers running? Rearranged flag pole fencing; 27:00 site not seeming to match transformers; Tesla Road trenching; I would not want to be trucker, sitting for 10 days , loading waste water.

[@DessieDoolan]

@@WarrenLacefield 12:05. Pond. Drainage ditch. That's where a pile of earth was placed over the tunnel alignment (a 'surcharge' the term used by tunnelling engineer David Salisbury), may have been excavated a little below the drain original invert/base. There's been a good flow of water as far as the river outfall at 13:28. The water in the tunnel drain would include water from the road that has found it's way into the grate drain across the entrance.

[@WarrenLacefield]

@ Good points about tunnel drainage. I hope so. Thanks.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@@DessieDoolan 1:28 I would strongly disagree for the following reason.... According to Tesla there are two different projects... Self driving and the tunnel. So when self driving is considered, ALL of the time savings in man-hours would come from self driving (assuming it works). Self driving simply eliminates the need for workers, and thus the man-hours. Time saved in getting the vehicles from the end of manufacturing to the end of line facility as a result of the tunnel.... The only distance that should be counted is the extra distance from the tunnel alignment to River Road. Which would be 1,000' x 2. So we start with the tunnel saving 2,000' feet in distance traveled. 25 mph = 36.7 ft./sec. 2,000 ft. ÷ 36.7 ft./sec. = About 55 seconds saved. If you want, you can double that to account for time spent at stop signs. That would still only be 110 seconds. Please tell me where I'm wrong.

[@Jeffrey_Bezos_Amazon]

Good job, buddy.

[@garthbews4863]

ty Joe

[@westcoast8562]

WOULD ALL THE WATER WORKS AROUND THE SITE BE FOR COOLING THE SUPERCOMPUTER?

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

If by waterworks you mean the wastewater interceptor project @ 12:27 and 13:09..... No! That project has nothing to do with the super computer.

[@westcoast8562]

​@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn THEN TELL US HOW THE WATER MANAGEMENT FOR THE SUPER COMPUTER WORKS

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@westcoast8562 Sorry, you will have to talk to someone who is more knowledgeable on computer cooling systems and HVAC. However, I DO know the about the wastewater interceptor project. If you have any questions about that feel free to ask.

[@patrickspader4062]

Hi Joe is there any news on the dry cathode process?

[@memrjohnno]

Nothing for months now though mention was made during Q4 earnings that they were 'pack constrained', no meaningful detail. I'd say that they have not perfected the yield enough to make it worth the cost.

[@rollincampbell1]

Thanks!

[@balaji-kartha]

This is first time I saw the waste water treatment plant. It's big. 👍

[@Frank-gt7me]

It’s the larger of the two wastewater treatment plants owned by the city of Austin, built in 1974. It can treat up to 75 million gallons per day. They likely don’t even notice the added load from Tesla

[@jonharper82]

Hey Joe. I noticed this is the first time I have seen more than 2 cooling fans active at the Cortex cooling plant. Appears like 4 were running. Keep up the great work.

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@jonharper82 yes and thank you

[@ourv9603]

Those cyborgtrucks arriving by road no doubt are trucks we saw parked @ the old outbound lot. !

[@guyg2005]

Will the Y be using the tunnel?

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@guyg2005 it will have its own tunnel

[@guyg2005]

@ Thanks Joe. FYI Cyber Trucks are in good supply down here with discounts of $7,000 off the all wheel drive. I guess if the cars are going to drive themselves it really doesn’t matter which road they use. I heard reports on the conference call that they won’t be building another vehicle like Cyber Truck. Hopefully the rear wheel CT will help. Have a great weekend.

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

@@guyg2005will Cybertruck have pressed metal panels in the future? The list had no tick for stainless steel or air bending. Maybe even aluminium panels will replace the SS.🤔

[@perlaursen1885]

Hey Joe. Q4 earnings 2024: Production ~2mill cars….Production capacity…3 mill a year. Something big(or a bit smaller and cheaper) is obviously comming soon. This will mean an even more exciting experience, following your fine videos. Per in Denmark 😎🇩🇰

[@GigaTeslaFan]

29:51 they are taking soil samples. Very interesting!!! at 31:16 you can see two spots they are drilling wonder if they plan another long building there?

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@GigaTeslaFan yes they are and I think this may be the location of the welcome and activity center I’ve seen permits for

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@@JoeTegtmeyer Is this related to the permit for the 'Giga Texas - Central Campus Support Facilities' for 3 buildings on 243.8 acres?

[@michaelmurray2833]

@10:50 The steel racks added along the test track might be for microphones to listen for anomalies if they are moving away from human test drivers listening to faults to cars autonomously doing the test track.

[@DessieDoolan]

10:50. Temporary fence made of scaffold components.

[@simson4t]

Tesla doesn't care that much. And the test won't be done autonomously the whole purpose of these tests the human experience

[@bimmergeezer]

Great update Joe, thank you for sharing!

[@johnthomas5806]

thanks Joe, another information packed clip...

[@SCWgreg]

Joe, the end of line building on the West side… what do they do here? If they come off the line, shouldn’t they just be ready to go? Or is this where a lot of corrections are made, that was missed during production? Just curious the need for this separate building?

[@WarrenLacefield]

I think there have always been EOL activities (here, in Berlin, and in Shanghai). Supercharging, test track drives, cleaning, software uploading, "paperwork," parking/pickup slot assignment, etc. It would be interesting to see and know exactly what all is involved at EOL (especially now with vehicles driving themselves around, to EOL and to pickup slots). Occasionally we have seen (during visitor factory tours, etc.) the "internal" activities as Model Ys pile up inside the factory at end of assembly lines. Then they were driven out the door and to charger and EOL activities in the east lots where the helipad is located; then moved to a nearby lot for trailer truck pickup. I think there simply was not enough room there as manufacturing rate increased and the CT came along. It was time to consolidate all of those miscellaneous activities. Now, possibly until Model Ys get their own tunnel under 130, they will share the CT tunnel (maybe in batches).

[@boomer4578]

Thanks Joe your videos are awesome 🤩

[@GigaTeslaFan]

any progress on expanding solar?

[@davesparks5731]

What happened to the cement pylons near the Cybertunnel that we thought were for a future sign? Are they gone?

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@davesparks5731 demolished and covered over

[@benguthrie49]

Thanks Joe

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

GREAT WAY TO END THE MONTH WITH ALL THE PROGRESS 🤗🔋🔋🔋

[@patrickdougherty2777]

13:00 The "excavator" is called a clamshell.

[@DessieDoolan]

13:00. Clamshell. I just learnt that today thanks to Bob Callahan. Grab bucket down here in sunny Melbourne Australia.

[@patrickdougherty2777]

@@DessieDoolan I am told that there are 4 kinds of English: British, American, Indian, and last, but not least, Australian.

[@DessieDoolan]

@@patrickdougherty2777 Don't forget New Zealand! Same but dufferent.

[@greggerypeccary]

@@patrickdougherty2777 What about Canadian English? South African English?

[@patrickdougherty2777]

@@greggerypeccary How deep do you want to go? Those are the four most often mentioned so I am not as familiar with how different Canadian and South African English are. I really don't notice a difference with the small number of Canadians that I talk or listen to. But that could be because most of those come from the same area close to me in Minnesota. I do notice that my midwestern terms and terms used in the south can be different. Where to draw the line? Another thought, my neighbor's father is from India and sounds British! "Carry on".

[@patrickspader4062]

4 marked lanes next to testing and calibration lot would indicate 1 one for each type of vehicle - model Y, cybertruck, new affordable vehicle and robotaxi?

[@simson4t]

No it is just the extension of the four lanes to the four entrance

[@robertthallium6883]

Why wouldn't they make a dedicated lane for tunnel egress?

[@DessieDoolan]

Yep, obvious oversight. They seem to be on to it. Deleted one street light pedestal at the tunnel exit. Enough for an additional lane past the tunnel.

[@andreandre1051]

Merci👍👍👍

[@Monten911]

With all the new vehicles coming up I ask you Joe, how much space do they have left in the building?

[@kstaxman2]

Wow how much things are still changing blows my mind. It's harder yet to remember what this site looked like just a few years ago. Tesla just moves at a speed that most can't imagine. It's certainly clear that the work is increasing and only becomes more massive as time passes. Tesla moves at warp speed.

[@richardshort5970]

Hi Joe, did I see 4 of the cooling fans working today?

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@richardshort5970 yes you did!

[@maurits4606]

Great update again! I wonder why Tesla didn't made a free "right turn only" exit and seperate lane to the right, comming from the Cyber tunnel. There is enough space to make such a lane. Now there is a stop sign at the end of the Cyber tunnel, and you can see the vehicles don't stop. If they should, it would cause a traffic-jam in the tunnel I guess. So why not make a seperate lane to the right??

[@ariadnelecoutre9453]

Roof repair work, ... already??

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@ariadnelecoutre9453 I’ve documented this issue and progress for repairs for about 2 years now

[@TeslaElonSpaceXFan]

❤

[@Glenhh]

4:57 Tesla has to be the first manufacturer who is battery constrained yet drops their prices by thousands of dollars every quarter and still sells less cars then the year before… I think that was a straight up lie. Meaning they technically have some battery constraints for their storage business but not for the car business. So they can always say they weren’t actually lying…

[@Glenhh]

I remember when they were actually battery constraint. The wait time for deliveries went up and the Model 3 was selling for $10,000 more than today if you calculate in all the things they changed and even inflation adjusted… Thank god for FSD finally arriving. Without that the stock would be below 100 imo.

[@dclpgh]

Its got to be a spam in a can situation at the casting section of the main factory with all the melt oven and associated equipment, Could the die shop be getting the 9000 ton casting machine?

[@pauldelrossi2582]

Thanks Joe!! How about TESLA installing a simple yield sign, right before the exit from the tunnel!

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Why can't the drivers obey the existing STOP sign??????????????

[@WarrenLacefield]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Well, I think the drivers who should stop (and the stop sign) should be those coming north from River Road; they can wait. Or maybe better, a traffic light as the CTs (and maybe Model Ys) come through autonomously in batches.

[@greggerypeccary]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Don't worry, the next wind will blow it down, so it won't be a problem anymore...

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@ Not sure what to think from your comment. Musk fans don't take safety seriously?

[@WarrenLacefield]

​@ I'm not sure who you are replying too. This lone "at" symbol gives me fits on KZbin. But I do take safety very seriously. I also think a stop sign facing south there and a tunnel exit warning/traffic light would be better at the tunnel/road intersection.

[@rory-red]

is that what you call looking inside lol

[@robkeshav800]

Great recap and drone video with narration. We purchased a CT in January of this year which was built in 2024. Will we be eligible to get the $7,500 Federal Tax credit when we file our tax return next year?

[@georgedoolittle7574]

*"ADAS*" i think be the technical term. 😊😊

[@PCMenten]

I hope Tesla is able to release the self driving software soon. Forgive my skepticism because the record of past promises is not encouraging. Tesla can use the technology to reduce manpower at the factory to begin lowering costs. If these vehicles can drive themselves, send them to Hutto. The cost savings of skipping truck transport is significant.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

How many risks are you guys willing to take? It's a level 2 system! Plus I'm quite sure customers wouldn't appreciate the miles being put on their new vehicles.

[@cs.8821]

what are the new affordable models?

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

A model 3 and model Y smaller car. With new names and design most likely but based on them and cheaper slightly Think model X to the model s platform sharing

[@memrjohnno]

He should have been asked about the Boring company debacle as it's all on camera. As CEO of Tesla you got what in return for global laughter? Shareholders $TSLA

[@Chrisarequipa80]

It also mean layoffs 😅

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@Chrisarequipa80 not necessarily … more likely they will move to other needs … like they already do now with job rotations

[@memrjohnno]

True autonomy will be achieved when all vehicles are still running around but they are all empty of biological lifeforms due to an extinction event.

[@ilexjin]

In the Tesla video the CyberTs drive themselves out. In your real life video, they have drivers. Hmmm.

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

You really should watch the video before making a comment

[@ourv9603]

Joe, Directly in front of the cyborg tunnel exit it the WOW. There is a trailer backed up to the fence directly across from the tunnel exit. Land your drone on the back roof edge of this trailer and do a time lapse showing us lots of traffic. !

[@elisamueladolfo5088]

Joe Tegtmeyer ❤❤❤❤uma boa noite de sexta feira dia 31 de janeiro de 2025 horas 20:39 🕒.

[@hal3137]

Great work Joe, but why the CT's didn't just use this router from the get go , millions would have been saved and the excuse of quicker processing is ridiculous as then they go in sit in the lot until collected for hours. This was simply a favour to Elon and the boring company they needed the money and work. In fact the CT's get a longer drive which test's the vehicle better before completing end of line.

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

It's about creating a cleaner route from the dirt and mud they collect. The boring Company is not Tesla and buys the Tesla cars and leases some for it's Vegas tunnel in return they had a contract to test a tunnel on Tesla's land. So it was a win win for speeding up CT production but showing employees how to make the TBM

[@biovmr]

Unsupervised FSD in "almost every US market by the end of this year" (2025). THIS is incredibily significant. The potential revenue stream has been building force like a giant compressed SPRING for years now as this tech developed to the release point. Would not surprise me at all if $TSLA price "catapulted" into 4-figure territory by end of year. Time will tell. Time is running short to pick up shares before it does. $10K of TSLA this Spring could easily get you $40K in a year, 18 months, IMHO. If interest rates were at January 2021 levels still, I would be leveraging up a bit, but it's a bit pricey to borrow ATT. Still, worth considering if one has the means to service the debt long term (considering NOTHING is a sure thing, of course.)

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

"almost every US market by the end of this year" You honestly believe that???

[@biovmr]

​@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn TLDR Version--Technically, NO, but allow an explanation: (Longer Version). I don't deal in "beliefs" of my own for economic issues. For purposes of answering you, though, if by belief you mean "something I'm willing to invest toward", then consider I put ALL of my "belief" into TSLA on 10 Jan 2020, sold/bought/sold-ALL (short-turn, pandemic-related) culminating in another ALL IN buy on 16 March 2020, which has worked financially in my favor, to put in mildly. I "suspect" another such inflection point is closer to 1 year away than 2 years away. Call it belief if you want to (I don't). The experts were saying TSLA was way overpriced when I bought in originally at (split-adjusted) $31 in Jan 2020. I didn't "believe" in TSLA (nor the "experts") back then either. I just pulled my money from an index fund and went for it because it seemed like a decent risk-adjusted thing to do. I told my brother at the time "I could lose it all, but I doubt I will." So far, so good. Only advice I would EVER give anyone on investing is, don't put any money into the market you can't AFFORD to lose. To me, understanding the state of the AV tech TODAY is all I really need to know in order to make the bet that "soon enough for my purposes", TSLA stock will double twice. If I planned to spend the money 12 months from now, it would be in cash today at the going rate, but I'm not planning on using the money for at least 10 years. With that in mind, even though TSLA it is likely to go up much sooner than that, I can afford to wait as needed. Last note: I don't think there is ANY type of belief except HONEST belief. Anything else is just a falsehood or wishful thinking. (Religions and Gambling come to mind here...)

[@davidanalyst671]

Why is elon building a full service concrete batch plant at the austin gigafactory in 2025? If he is going to be building cars and 100k robots in 2026, and scaling 10x per year, he needs more floorspace. Some of these buildings take over 18 months to get running. Does elon sell concrete too? Hes got a batch plant and there are tons of new housing developments all through this area.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

It is likely that the batch plant @ 28:12 will be moved and the original facility closed. Whoever owns it is probably paying for the costs.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

By the way, it is highly unlikely that Musk will be scaling anything by 10x per year. That is just Musk hyping and pumping his over priced stock in my opinion.

[@DessieDoolan]

Tesla didn't operate the plants. Both were operated by Martin Marietta before being sold to Texas Materials. Presumably the batch plant being upgrade will still be operated by Texas Materials. Original batch plant likely being demolished for additional Tesla buildings.

[@tesla_PNW]

@JoeTegtmeyer But drone videos taken in the past few days over Fremont show no such automation going on right now. All human drivers driving the cars, so just a PR stunt. Must not be quite ready for prime time yet. Careful with believing marketing materials, Joe!

[@simson4t]

The funny thing is that Mercedes drives cars off the line autonomously for years now, and there is no PR hype

[@alanrivaldo-h]

First?

[@pierreblattner4527]

Yea everything will go ballistic if Musk stop his totally stupid political behavior, otherwise we will already see this year a real crush of the selling!!!

[@davefroman4700]

And 40 people will likely be laid off at the vehicles drive themselves over

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@davefroman4700 source?

[@malcolmrickarby2313]

Hopefully given a more meaningful opportunity on site.😊

[@simson4t]

@@JoeTegtmeyer logic… if the cars Drive themselves off the line, no drivers needed. This is where savings coming from.

[@TheJeffcurran]

So Joe, why no mention of the Optimus robot? Elon seems to be counting on that for huge growth going forward. Let us know what you hear about that from GigaTexas.

[@JoeTegtmeyer]

@@TheJeffcurran honestly, I just forgot to add it in

[@TheJeffcurran]

@@JoeTegtmeyer I'm really curious about how much square footage in the factory will be for robot production.

[@westcoast8562]

TO MY EYE IT COULD BE GIGATEXAS FACTORY HAS SUCKED UP ALL AVAILIBLE ENERGY.

[@陽天-g8g]

So, as I've said many times before, there's no reason why we should have to drive an inconvenient and expensive Tesla’s electric cars. Toyota's hybrid cars are far superior, as they are convenient and inexpensive. It would be strange to give subsidies to electric cars, which are bad for the environment. It should be used as an environmentally friendly hybrid car. Do you have any opinions?

[@DessieDoolan]

The 8 and 1/4" Hitachi circular saw from the late 1990s was the best saw ever made. Well balanced, compact, a little more cutting depth than the 7 1/4", easy to adjust. Others might disagree.

[@Spartansareawesome11]

Boycott Tesla.

[@oasiasoasiaso]

For what reason?

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

@@oasiasoasiaso Its owner!

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@@DavidJohnson-tv2nnimpossible to do so Would make Elon only more powerful and a lower stood price makes Elon more likely to do a takeover Just simple game theory

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗GREAT UPDATES JOE on the cyber tunnel📐 and the Fremont factory delivery automously 🤯 soon in Texas💚💚💚

[@tonym.7831]

Cybertruck tunnel explanation six minutes into Brad video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHjJqpuNZcSdeLcsi=Xp7MEy-SMO2kVsSe

[@tonym.7831]

I am thinking that the automated doors are to keep the birds out and from building their nest.

[@DessieDoolan]

@@tonym.7831 That's an open grill. Security, as there doesn't seem to be a door at the factory end. See 0:40.

[@tonym.7831]

@DessieDoolan Not sure what you are talking about. But six minutes into the video, there is a man working on the exit, and it looks like an automated door is opening.

[@tonym.7831]

@DessieDoolan Okay I see what you are saying.

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