Happy @SpaceX IPO day!
For the first time, everyday retail investors will be able to directly own a piece of a company whose mission is the most ambitious in human history. Congrats to the whole SpaceX team. Ad Astra! 🚀
SpaceX has announced their new Gigasat factory in Bastrop, Texas, which will start producing AI satellites by the end of 2027.
• 1,000+ acres of land owned/under contract
• Over 11 million square feet of building potential
• Solar ingots and wafer, solar cells, and AI sats will also be produced here.
Tesla’s Robotaxi expansion into Arizona looks a lot bigger than people realize 👀
A Tesla “Robotaxi First Responder Interaction Plan” appendix lists potential Arizona operating areas for SAE Level 4 autonomy:
-Chandler
-Gilbert
-Glendale
-Maricopa County
-Mesa
-Paradise Valley
-Phoenix
-Scottsdale
-Tempe
Robotaxis everywhere might be arriving faster than expected. $TSLA
I don’t think people realize how utterly game changing @SpaceX AI Satellites are going to be.
These Satellites will basically be NVIDIA racks out in space that are being powered 100% by the Sun, which is absolutely FREE.
Instead of using grid electricity, on-site generation, or huge amounts of power and water for cooling, the GPUs get powered and cooled 24/7 at essentially zero marginal cost.
Honestly mind-blowing
The 2026 @Tesla Model 3 RWD is the most efficient EV that Edmunds has tested that is currently in production.
"Tesla's RWD Model 3 has an EPA range estimate of 363 miles, but our test car traveled 393 miles on a full charge. That's 30 miles farther than its official figure, or an 8.3% improvement. The more impressive figure is how little energy it used to get there. The EPA rates the Model 3 RWD at 25 kWh per 100 miles, or 4 miles per kWh. In our testing, it returned 21.7 kWh per 100 miles, or 4.61 mi/kWh, making it 13.2% more efficient than its EPA estimate.
The latest car feels quick, quiet and easy to drive, with responsive steering and useful cargo space. Our reviewers have also found the cabin to be better finished than before. Taken as a whole, the Model 3 RWD is an unusually efficient electric vehicle that is also nice to drive and easy to live with on a daily basis."
Full article: https://t.co/4Zvpdg6eiy
The Tesla Cybercab is ~3.4 times more efficient than a Waymo I-PACE.
The Cybercab is built from the ground up as a Robotaxi. The Waymo is a retrofitted platform with a sensor suite that adds excess weight, drag, and constant compute/sensor power draw.
A Tesla Is twice as likely to reach 250,000 miles as a Subaru, according to a new iSeeCars study covering more than 174 million vehicles.
In a ranking of the car brands most likely to reach 250,000 miles, @Tesla beat out Ford, Kia, Chevy, BMW, VW, Mazda, Subaru, Mercedes, Volvo, and many others, and ranked 3rd overall in the luxury category.
Tesla has officially applied for an Autonomous Vehicle Network Company permit in Nevada.
Tesla is seeking approval for up to 5,000 robotaxis during the first 12 months after the permit is granted.
The filing covers Clark County (Las Vegas), including Harry Reid International Airport and Henderson Executive Airport, according to a new public notice from the Nevada Transport Authority.
During Ashok Elluswamy, VP of AI at Tesla's presentation at CVPR, a slide was shown where Tesla FSD is currently pending regulatory approval:
• All of Europe
• Japan
• India
• Israel
• Bangladesh
• Thailand
• Taiwan
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Ethiopia
• Colombia
• Chile
Combined, ~36% of the world’s population lives in these places. FSD is going global.