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Project Crystal Sun
Tesla has officially started construction of its massive new $10 billion solar manufacturing facility near Houston, Texas!
Construction is expected to finish in 2028, with commercial operations starting in Q1 2029. Total direct and indirect economic impact of the project is estimated to generate ~$6.4B in state and local taxes, and increase State of Texas GDP by ~$107 billion.
The factory will be a vertically integrated solar manufacturing facility, and it'll include:
⢠Wafer Manufacturing
⢠Ingot Manufacturing
⢠Coating
⢠Metallization and Printing Lines
⢠Cell Testing and QC
⢠Automation and Material Handling
⢠Cleanroom and Production Support
⢠Site Infrastructure
⢠Chemical Storage and Delivery
⢠Utility Infrastructure
⢠Environmental and Safety Systems
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Excited to share a small project I've been leading alongside our larger robotics work at @Tesla_Optimus, and one I'm particularly excited about.
The inspiration actually came from my wife. We started exploring the idea of a compact physical AI assistant that could sit on a kitchen counter or desk and help with everyday tasks.
During our development, she began testing GROXIE at home while cooking, using it to suggest meals based on available ingredients, walk her through recipes, manage her calendar, draft emails, make calls, and provide real-time updates throughout the day.
What makes GROXIE interesting is the idea of integrating @grok AI as its conversational intelligence.
Using @grok would power GROXIE's ability to understand natural conversations, answer complex questions, provide information, and adapt to individual preferences. Combined with expressive robotic movements, voice recognition, and a personalized assistant interface, the goal is to make AI feel more natural and accessible.
Rather than building another full-sized humanoid robot, we wanted to explore how much useful intelligence could fit into a compact desktop companion.
The next step in this concept is a formal prototype review, where we'd evaluate the hardware, AI integration, privacy, safety, and reliability before considering approval for further development or a potential consumer release.
I'm excited about where this could go.
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The Cybertruck order rate far exceeds our production rate. We will try to make as many as possible before shutting down the line in about 8 months, but will have to return deposits for a lot of people.
This is not a case of Cybertruck being unprofitable, as has been misreported by legacy media, but rather that the opportunity cost of the complexity of Cybertruck is vastly outweighed by the value of incremental Cybercab production.
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When Elon Musk talks about abundance, I think about people having more room to breathe because the things they need become less expensive to provide.
That is the possibility I find compelling in Terafab. Its planned chips are meant to support AI and robots, and if those systems help us produce goods and deliver services more efficiently, the benefits could reach far beyond the technology industry, into the cost of everyday life.
For me, that is what makes a chip factory worth caring about. The meaningful version of abundance is not simply having more impressive machines, but building a future in which meeting ordinary needs puts less pressure on ordinary people.
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There are efficiency improvements coming that will allow for a 40kWh Cybercab pack. We will make this in liquid silver, so the colors are not too monotonous.
The biggest thing most people fail to understand is that there are a very limited number of smart, dedicated people! They can only do so many things.
If we have to maintain a complex production line, supply chain and allocate engineering for Cybertruck, we canât use those people or factory space and machinery for scaling Cybercab, which is the vehicle that will PROFOUNDLY transform the world of terrestrial transport!
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Starship is preparing for catch
Flight 15 is targeting to launch as early as Friday, November 13, pending regulatory approval â spacex.com/launches/starshipâŚ
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If youâre right wing and you canât admit liberals (not communists) are way better at art and design and boutique coffee shops and restaurants, youâre not living in reality.
If youâre left wing and you canât admit conservatives are way better at running cities and businesses and police departments, youâre not living in reality.
You step inside a beautiful coffee shop in the PNW and think âman, these liberals are great at this stuffâŚconservatives should take notes.â Then the moment you step outside and trip over a homeless drug zombie shooting up fentanyl on the sidewalk, you think âman these liberals are terrible at this stuffâŚthey should really take notes from conservativesâ
Communists make disgusting anti-beauty art, but classical liberals arenât like that. Put the libs in charge of the coffee shops, put the conservatives in charge of city hall. This is how you get a city that is beautiful, clean, and functional.
If you canât accept that, you need to check your tribalism. We are never getting rid of each other, so figure out how we strike a balance or else the communists swoop in and take everything from us while we quarrel over stupid bullshitâŚwhich is exactly whatâs happening now.
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Elon Musk just revealed that digital superintelligence will increase the entire global economy by 20â30%, adding approximately $25 trillion in economic output
And this transformation is going to happen incredibly fast
Here's the scale of what's coming:
⢠Global economy: ~$130 TRILLION
⢠Digital superintelligence impact: +20â30%
⢠Potential economic expansion: $25 trillion or more
⢠Humanoid robotics: NOT EVEN INCLUDED in these projections
And that's what makes this so extraordinary
This is the impact of digital superintelligence alone, before accounting for the enormous productivity gains from humanoid robots operating across factories, businesses and entire industries
The combination of digital superintelligence and physical robotics represents an economic transformation on a scale humanity has never experienced
And this is only the beginning of what superintelligence will unlock for humanity
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Hereâs an article from the New York Times in 1933. To all the Jews who voted for @NYCMayor or @AbdulElSayed or the other avowed Jew haters on the ballot this week, please read the article and think hard about what you have done and how you may be contributing to a repeat of a very dark history.
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Exactly đ
Tesla has no government contracts and President Trump ended federal incentives for electric vehicles.
SpaceX contracts with the government are BOTH the best product AND the lowest price! Moreover government revenue will be less than 10% of SpaceX revenue this quarter and less then 5% a year from now.
Happy to cancel any that the government doesnât want. Just say the word!
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Ron Baron understands
BREAKING: Ron Baron backs Elon Musk to put data centers in space.
âWe need more power and Elonâs doing that.â
⢠Baron says America needs to build more chips at home and generate more electricity. âWe need more power. Elonâs doing that.â
⢠By Baronâs estimate, China has roughly 3Ă the power capacity of the U.S. and adds about 300 gigawatts a year, compared with 20 in the U.S.
⢠Baron says Musk is targeting launches in 2027 and 2028 to bring solar-powered data centers into orbit.
⢠He expects data centers in space to be âsignificant in 2028â and âhugeâ a year or two later.
