Elon Musk Stuff

26/05/2022

SpaceX’s plans to test and fly the first upgraded Starship are quickly taking shape

Update: Right on schedule, SpaceX has transported Starship serial number 15 (SN15) from its Boca Chica rocket factory to a launch and test site just down the road. SN15’s pad arrival comes just nine days after Starship SN11 – the last in a batch of four first-generation prototypes – exploded i...

18/05/2022

Tesla updates new Model S delivery timeline: ‘should start very shortly’

Tesla’s new refreshed Model S has been delayed without much explanation or updated timeline, but the automaker said today that deliveries “should start very shortly.” In January, Tesla introduced a refresh version of the Model S and Model X that brings a new powertrain, new interior, and upd...

16/05/2022

Tesla’s 4680 battery updates and $25K car development gets nod from analyst

Tesla’s efforts to bring its 4680 battery cells to its upcoming products received a nod of approval from Mizuho Securities analyst Vijay Rakesh, who recently reiterated a “Buy” rating for the EV maker and an $820 per share price target. According to the analyst, the progress of Tesla’s 4680 ...

13/05/2022

“Even at a million [people living on Mars], you’re really assuming an incredible amount of productivity per person, because you would need to recreate the entire industrial base on Mars. You would need to mine and refine all of these different materials, in a much more difficult environment than Earth. There would be no trees growing. There would be no oxygen or nitrogen that are just there. No oil."
— Elon Musk

11/05/2022

Tesla recalls 130,000 vehicles to fix touchscreen issues caused by an overheating CPU

A software update is rolling out to affected Tesla models.

10/05/2022

"Rockets are the only form of transportation on Earth where the vehicle is built anew for each journey. What if you had to build a new plane for every flight?"
— Elon Musk

09/05/2022

"If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not."
— Elon Musk
From https://elonmuskquotes.com/PhilosophicalQuotes

06/05/2022

Tesla’s Heavy Trucking executive sells $6M+ in stocks

Tesla’s President of Heavy Trucking Jerome M. Guillen sold over $6 million worth of TSLA stock earlier this week, according to a SEC Form 4 filing. Based on Guillen’s recent Form 4 submission, transactions occurred under transaction code M and code S. Code M means to exercise or the conversion o...

05/05/2022

"Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time.”
— Elon Musk

04/05/2022

"I don't believe in process..."
— Elon Musk
From https://elonmuskquotes.com/BusinessInnovation

30/04/2022

"We will not stop until every car on the road is electric"
— Elon Musk

29/04/2022

SpaceX’s first flight-proven Starship rolled back to factory for likely retirement

While SpaceX has spent the better part of three weeks inspecting the first flight-proven Starship to survive a high-altitude launch and landing, the company appears to have decided to retire the rocket instead of flying it again. On May 25th, four days after Starship serial number 15 (SN15) was rein...

26/04/2022

Tesla battles new brake failure claim in China, owner admits story is fabricated

Tesla’s battle with the FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) campaign in China continues after a Model X owner claims the brakes on his all-electric SUV are faulty. The man was caught admitting that the story is fabricated, telling local media that “I know my car has nothing wrong with it.” Over the...

14/04/2022

“I actually really love manufacturing. It’s great. I think more people should get into it.”
— Elon Musk

04/04/2022

"What really matters to accelerate a sustainable future is being able to scale up production volume as quickly as possible."
— Elon Musk

26/03/2022

"So the goal of OpenAI is really just to take the set of actions that are most likely to improve the positive futures. Like, if you can think of like the future as a set of probability streams that branch out and then converge; collapse down to a particular event and then branch out again and there's a certain set of probabilities associated with the future being positive and a different type flavours of that and at OpenAI we want to try to guide… do whatever we can to increase the probability of the good futures happening."
— Elon Musk

19/03/2022

Tesla formally moves headquarters to Austin, TX

Elon Musk announced that Austin, Texas has formally become the site of the company’s main headquarters. The update was shared at the 2021 Shareholders Meeting. “I’m excited to announce that we’ll be moving our headquarters to Austin, Texas,” Elon Musk said to much applause at the latest An...

17/03/2022

Tesla’s Elon Musk hints that Giga Texas will have a similar ‘Giga Fest’ as Berlin

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that Gigafactory Texas could have an event similar to the “Giga Fest,” a County fair-style event that the automaker held at Gigafactory Berlin this past weekend. Musk announced several months ago that Tesla would hold the Giga Fest in Germany to help introduce local resi...

14/03/2022

Tesla bucks chip shortage woes with another profitable quarter

The company netted $1.6 billion in the third quarter.

10/03/2022

Tesla starts rolling out Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3 after a false start

Tesla has restarted the rollout of its Full Self-Driving Beta 10.3 update after a false start with a lot of bugs had them revert to the previous version. Tesla FSD Beta 10.3 was supposed to come Friday, but the automaker’s internal QA found a problem with “left turns at traffic lights.” The co...

04/03/2022

“Great companies are built on great products.”
— Elon Musk

28/02/2022

After a “thorough review,” NASA awards additional astronaut flights to SpaceX

"NASA commends Boeing for its ongoing investigation."

23/02/2022

After a dazzling evening launch, SpaceX going for Falcon 9 doubleheader

Seeing stage separation in a whole new light after this flight.

19/02/2022

Ford launches Tesla-like insurance program with State Farm

Ford and State Farm launched a Tesla-like insurance program called Drive Safe & Save Connected Car. The insurance program is available for customers with certain connected Ford or Lincoln vehicles.  Similar to Tesla Insurance, Ford’s Drive Safe & Save insurance program adjusts premiums depending ...

10/02/2022

President Joe Biden finally says the word ‘Tesla’

President Joe Biden has finally uttered the word “Tesla” in a speech, recognizing the company as the country’s “largest electric vehicle manufacturer.” Since Biden’s Presidency began in 2021, he has recognized the U.S.’ need for electric vehicles. However, Biden has stuck to commending...

04/02/2022

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04/02/2022

Tesla Gigafactory Texas’ solar panel installation sees quick progress

Just days since reports emerged that the first solar panels in Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas facility were being set up, the number of solar panels that have already been installed at the roof of the massive electric vehicle production facility has grown significantly. The progress of Gigafactory Texa...

29/01/2022

SpaceX targeting 52 Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy launches in 2022

Shortly before SpaceX was scheduled to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite, a member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) revealed that the company aims to conduct as many as 52 launches this year. Supporting several estimates published by Teslarati over the last month, Space...

28/01/2022

Tesla unveils fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks

Tesla has quietly unveiled a fleet of new ‘Tesla Semi’ electric trucks as part of its new financial result report. Yet, there’s no word on the status of production and customer deliveries. The situation around the Tesla Semi has been unclear over the last few months. The electric truck has alr...

26/01/2022

Tesla Cybertruck walkaround video shows the absurdly huge windshield wiper in detail

This truck also doesn’t have any door handles.

25/01/2022

Tesla raises Full Self-Driving Capability’s price to $12,000

Tesla has raised the price of its Full Self-Driving Capability to $12,000. The adjustment comes less than two years since the company raised FSD’s price from $8,000 to $10,000 back in 2020. The recent price increase was initially announced by CEO Elon Musk on Twitter earlier this month. In his upd...