Have a great time at the shareholders meeting.

@JoeTegtmeyer

13 күн бұрын

Thanks ... this one should have some suspense and excitement ... hope the votes go well.

Man, when this factory ramps it will truly be impressive to see! Cybertrucks going thru a tunnel and popping up in the outbound lot all day long! MYs too

@timsteinkamp2245

12 күн бұрын

It will be impressive when they don't need a human driver.

Thanks Joe. Have a good day tomorrow shareholder.

I think the three cutaways on the south end are simply entrances and exits for people. They connect directly to stairways and elevators and building codes requires a certain amount of emergency exits. Without these three openings there would be zero exits on this end of this big building. Also the four entrances to the parking structure correspond to the four ramps inside. Although it looks like there’s only two ramps for cars from above, they were actually two sets of intertwined ramps. 4 total.

Terminology update: Although the phrase "Spoils of war" is correct, the earth dug out by the Prufrock III is "Spoil" with no terminal S. Mining term dating back many years.

I think Dessie Doolan is right about the purpose of the three tunnels - emergency exits so that they don't need fire exits in the glass wall. The tunnels go to the lifts - so the emergency exit stairs are next to lifts.

Joe, if you hear about the findings of Prufrock 3 now that the tunnel is bored, share a link or share your thoughts and interpretations on how well Prufrock 3 did in it's initial boring. Your other videos were interesting and informative. I feel a review of Prufrock 3 would give us the same. Great reporting all around.

I enjoy your updates, Joe, and If I had a Dream Job it would be as Project Manager here. Incredible use of talented labor in a relatively Timely Manner - Legos. WOW

It would make sense to add a second tunnel where Model Y end of line is, same as Cybertruck. It's also difficult to bring Model Y to the new outbound parking lot with the highway in the middle. We will see, for sure!

Thanks Joe 3:36. Die Shop. Gigapress moving platen. Tyre marks suggest leaving the Die Shop. Crate marked DCM#6. May have been delivered prior to 26 May when a couple of IDRA crates were seen here in Jeff’s video. 5:10. Southend, south. Large excavator fitted with a screw head delivered. Exacavations in front of the 3 fire escape passages are flagged with mulitiple orange flags to show screw/auger piles locations. More passage likely to be built outside the building line. Prefab rebar by the road to the right of the excavator about the right size. 10:08 left also. 5:40. Southend, east. Level 1. Under the mezzanine, trench for the pipes to the Cooling Tower. 6:14. Southend, Cooling Tower. Access stairs being constructed at the north end. Southend, east. New scaffold loading platform. Window line raker beams installation disrupted. 7:47. Parking Garage. North-south road intersections paved. Asphalt at the north. Concrete at the south opposite the crossing to the factory apron. 8:59. Stamping, apron. Pair of tanks. One labelled ‘Ecsar’. Tanks and Cybertruck prototypes a speciality. 11:15. Southend, south. Central fire escape passage. Setting up the track mounted demolition saw to cut across the top of the opening. 12:06. Southend, west. Apron. Green truck. Filters, possibly associated with the pumps on Level 1 centre screen. 12:55. Southend, Tunnel Project. With the benefit of Joe’s late posting on Patreon, the TBM is being loaded onto “The Monster”, a transport and launch cradle. Tunnel length as measured on Google Earth is 1330' 404m. 12:55. Southend, west. Level 2. Arrangement of large pipes doesn’t seem to be permanent. Temporary runs perhaps for the commissioning works. 13:35. Southend, west. Level 1. Puzzling loading platform. Doesn’t correspond with a building floor. 14:20. GA, loading platform. Red item. Alimak (construction elevator). 15:12. Westside, Tunnel Project. TBM cradle gone. Presumably it is part of “The Monster” assembly. Stacks of precast tunnel road decks. Some 'boney' examples closest. 21:30. Battery, north. Level 3 Loading platform. Acrylic render/stucco on the wall sheeting. Painted for tomorrow’s event. 21:47. Casting, north. New door posts in the soon to be narrowed opening. 22:47. BIW, apron. Pair of tankers beside the water storage trailers at the Sanitary Sewer lift station.

@davidsalisbury50

13 күн бұрын

15:20. The precast road deck panels for the tunnel are some of the roughest precast I have ever seen. Looks like they are using the large cradle to remove the TBM. Maybe they do have enough space to remove it in one piece. Then move it to the next launch location.

@DessieDoolan

13 күн бұрын

@@davidsalisbury50 15:20. Yep, not pretty. The reject pile hopefully. TBM cradle. Now that I look closely at Joe's photos, the cradle doesn't seem to be part of 'The Monster' transport rig. Joe got the photos from The Boring Co. X account, if you have access to that.

@davidsalisbury50

13 күн бұрын

@@DessieDoolan My post with the link to the TBM movement photos has bee taken down but you can find them on the TBC 'X' account. Also the staement "Prufrock-3 has been captured by “The Monster” inside Giga Texas! The Monster is then driven to the next tunnel site, where it tilts downwards and launches Prufrock directly into the ground. Enables Prufrock to launch in < 24 hours.". So, we will see how they do at the next setup. See Airwave Dynamics latest video and the links in the comments.

@Gig0Surf

13 күн бұрын

@@DessieDoolan The Monster is a nice upgrade from the steel frame used in Vegas. Looking forward to seeing it launch the TBM for the next tunnel.

@Gig0Surf

13 күн бұрын

@@DessieDoolan Perhaps the cradle will be used for the back-ups?

Nice vid! Thanks!

Incrível documentário e na torcida e aguardando o próximo

Thanks you Joe , video fantastic, from Spain

Joe, I hope to see you tomorrow at the shareholder's meeting. This is my first opurtunity to visit the Tesla site in person and I can hardly wait to get there and see as much of the grounds and plant as allowed.

Do we know or are we very confident that the ventilation system atop GT proper is for a data centre?

@DessieDoolan

12 күн бұрын

I think it's general HVAC for the building. All the cooling/heating plant is located on this alignment, with the exception of Battery in the northwest corner.

Thanks Joe! BTW, you mention "mezzanine" for the data center. The datacenter has three (roughly) equal-height floors, while the rest of the structure has two equal-height floors (see 26 Apr for example). I think what most people would call a mezzanine is usually an additional floor added to split an existing level into two levels...which this is not. But I'm not 100% sure, maybe someone in construction can clarify what a mezzanine actually is?

@DessieDoolan

13 күн бұрын

Mezzanines. At GT structurally they are all floors. Tesla designates 1F, 1M, 2F, 2M, for what are in fact floors 1, 2, 3 and 4. Battery has 4 floors/levels for example. You are correct about the Data Centre, it's a 3 level building within a 2 level building.

thank you..

@JoeTegtmeyer

13 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

Dear Joe. Smaller IDRA casting units doesnt seem to be meant for the Cybertruck production. I wonder if what we are seeing, is actually the production equipment for the Compact and maybe the Robo, is comming in at the moment? Keep up the good work my friend. Per in Denmark 😎🇩🇰

Merci👍👍👍

Thanks 🙏 for the information far better than lift music

openings and tunnels for lage inflow/outflow pipes from chillers to evaporators

Thanks Joe! Cooling tower: @ 5:52 The black boxes mounted on the white torque tubes in the center of the large circles are the fan gearboxes. @ 9:31 A good view of the concrete pipe saddles at ground level between the columns. Rooftop cable trays: @ 8:42 (By the parapet wall) Cables can be seen along the cable trays. @ 8:49 Cable being pulled off a cable spool. About 3,000 feet to the north.... @ 22:36 The end of the cable pull. @ 22:38 The main switchgear room is below. South expansion: @ 12:18 Crane ready to lift another wall panel. @ 13:03 A view into the 2nd level. @ 13:38 TBM separated from the tunnel lining. Not much change. New power supply to the building: @ 21:51 No change.

There is no spoon. 😎😎😎

It's too bad they didn't put the cooling tower a little more to the north so it wouldn't be blocking the view out the windows of the river and be so close to the intersection @5:22 Woulda been better to put some roundabouts around the parking garage @7:08 instead of so many stop signs

@DessieDoolan

12 күн бұрын

5:22. Limited space between the diverging easements under the powerlines. There's a triangular sliver of land 800' north-south, 120' wide at the south, tapers to 0' at the north.

Surprised to see so many cars in the employee parking lots considering Model Y production has been so light for multiple weeks. It's doubtful, but I hope they're secretly setting up the Juniper lines!

It's a date. I'm a day late, lol. Seen ya then, Bud. Waving back from NEOHIO.

Hi Joe

I believe those tunnels are used for Tornado Sheltering and FireEscape from the addition of that building. As the exterior is all primarily Glass, they likely are required to have some sort of Sheltering Place that has no glass. Just a thought.

@kkarllwt

13 күн бұрын

Yes, as Jessie suggested about 2 months ago. Joe is new here, give him a break.I think that the tunnels will be extended out about 100 ft. for protection from falling glass.

@jbbuzzable

13 күн бұрын

Although the tunnel may serve as a shelter, I'm sure that is not the primary intended function.

@stephenj6837

13 күн бұрын

@@kkarllwtJoe new here? What Joe are you referring to?

Birds were angry near the tunnel 😂😅 probably some new nests there. 😅

I'm really hoping those three tunnels are going to be Boring tunnels with car elevators and the south extension will be more of a visitor's center with connections up SH-130 to downtown Austin but maybe that's just me dreaming!

Jeff's video last week showed an IDRA delivery to the factory so perhaps the 'hinge block?' at the die shop is for refurbishment.

While you were at SpaceX another of the Gigapresses was delivered to the casting area. They may have just stuck this load into the die shop for safe keeping to keep it out of the rain.

Regarding the IDRA part, if you look at the tire tracks from the truck, it looks like it's coming out of the Die Shop, maybe not a delivery don't know if this means anything or not, just thought I'd point it out

For those who don't know, Tesla is asking for your vote, positive or negative

Joe, with all those Model Y orders due to recent 0.99 APR any info on why they are producing very less Model Y's?

I’m sitting on a plane in Phoenix heading to Austin. Hope to see you tomorrow

@billtruttschel

13 күн бұрын

You're sitting on a plain or a plane?

@BrianSFischer

13 күн бұрын

If only dictation understood context

고맙습니다. 멕시코공장 공사진척도도 아시면 알려주세요. awesome!

I think those cutaways from the perimeter are probably for the cooling pipework to get into and out of the building and transfer to the cooling towers - but we'll see.

@DessieDoolan

13 күн бұрын

Trench for the pipework between the Data Centre and Cooling tower visible at 5:40 under the mezzanine on the east side of the building.

Any idea when the battery cathode plant will be operational?

Why is there a data center on the BIW line?

351 CTs

Anyone pay attention to how long it took for the proofrock tbm to go the 300 meters it drilled? Or any estimates on the speed they can drill at?

@DessieDoolan

10 күн бұрын

404m by Google Earth. First advanced on 29 March, first indication it had surfaced 6 June. 70 days, averages to 6m/day, but plenty of down time in there. I have an idea David Salisbury (Tunnel Engineer who has been commenting on the project) mentioned a best advance of 16m on one day.

@hotrodandrube9119

10 күн бұрын

@@DessieDoolan thanks.

What ever happened to the "CyberPlanters"

Joe- I continue to ask why Musk has not erected some flag poles at the front entrance for flying the Stars & Stripes, and the Texas State flag. They have flags at the California plant. What gives with this omission?

Alot of birds today.

Se cuide e nos dê a sua presença com sua juventude, conosco permaneça por obséquio o senhor um exemplo de trabalhador incansável que faz as coisas com muito amor, continue esse exemplar cidadão do mundo que és, gratidão, fé, força e forja !!! Paz invulnerável senhor Joe, bom dia e que o Criador de todas as coisas esteja e seja conosco em nossa jornada humana para que se transforme em divina Seidade e ato contínuo divina Deidade eterna mudança em benéfica magia e teurgia no uso das 4 colunas do saber ciência, arte, filosofia, e religião em equilíbrio para o bem da humana espécie !!! Bom dia !!! E bom encontro com os acionistas valentes guerreiros que têem fé e oro para que continuem com fé no super esforço de Elon Musk, gratidão !!!

Tunnel NO. 2. The only likly use would be at the end of line for model Y. BUT, there was no provision for it in the initial factory build, and no way to get pruff rock out. That leaves coming up outside of the building. We will see..

was that your Porsche ? which model/year and how long have you had it :)

@gonzooxx

13 күн бұрын

The Porsche seemed very small compared to the Cybertruck just behind

Thanks Joe, been watching your videos for almost four years now, any idea when they will start wrapping the cybertrucks since that is appearing as an option

Do you know the length of the tunnel?

@mikafiltenborg7572

13 күн бұрын

My guess : ~300 Meter / 900 foot (?)

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

13 күн бұрын

Considering the deep penetration into the building.... About 1,300 feet.

@DessieDoolan

13 күн бұрын

Tunnel length as measured on Google Earth is 1330' 404m.

Joe, it feels like since the start of 2024 it appears there is constantly rain adn storms and the site can barely ever really dry out and make work easier. Is this normal for Austin. I always thought it was a sunny location but the weather in your videos seem not really inviting and we are in June already. ALso, some people have argued that there are underpath under the interstate. Why could that not have been used and a tunnel was preferred?

@jbbuzzable

13 күн бұрын

The rainfall amounts are not that unusual. That fact has been taken into consideration and one may imagine that it is more of a factor than it actually is.

@AMeierhoefer

13 күн бұрын

@@jbbuzzable Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I guess it's just bad construction planning that they work is constantly flooded 😀

@jbbuzzable

13 күн бұрын

@@AMeierhoefer They have no control over what nature does, but it is to be expected.

Elon recently shared the amount of cooling needed for the computers. How does that relate to the cooling tower capacity and the underground access points into the southern extension?

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

13 күн бұрын

If you mean the three access points on the south... Those are unrelated to the cooling tower.

I've never seen so many birds

Why didn't they put the die shop in the main building?

@DessieDoolan

13 күн бұрын

Some machinery was initially set up in Casting, now shifted into the Die shop. I guess they needed the room in Casting for the new furnaces. Casting has had a significant rearrangement.

@rtz549

13 күн бұрын

@@DessieDoolan will always be an issue hauling that heavy stuff between buildings.

@DessieDoolan

13 күн бұрын

@@rtz549 Yes, no doubt.

@jbbuzzable

13 күн бұрын

The logistics between the buildings will be minimal.

Ask the "Shareholders" if they liked the 40% drop in their share price this year!!!

@Martin-se3ij

13 күн бұрын

Patience Grasshopper.

@jbbuzzable

13 күн бұрын

It sucks, but I'm likely not as much concerned as you.

So are all current employees going be parking the Car Garage completely emptying out parking lots and overflow lots too, its going look awfully empty when when that happens.

@jbbuzzable

13 күн бұрын

no

When i look at the outbound lots I almost wonder if tesla is even making Model Ys anymore.

Ask The Grinch what he did with Giga Texas Christmas trees and bulbs last December!!

I wonder how many times I've said "Hi Joe" at the beginning of these videos, been watching since 2020 so probably lots!

is elon trying to tank the share price? i guess the 50bn pay day vote is symbolic, but thwats the symbolism trying to say? That musk is worth more than everyone at tesla combined? If i worked for the company, id be slightly pissed..

@whodatcatt

13 күн бұрын

You probably should do some research before speaking

@empebee

12 күн бұрын

Imagine you own a company and an executive comes to you and says: I have a plan to more than 10x this company and all I ask is 10% of the current market value. If I can’t do it, I get nothing. Are you saying you wouldn’t take that deal?

@Voidroamer

12 күн бұрын

@@empebee im saying having that plan is his job. i've already paid over 20k for his "plan" . he's had this "plan" for over a decade. he should be fired for not delivering FSD by now, but i get it. im ok with waiting, but im not ok with my money going into a clown's pocket. even if its a really really cool clown

@Voidroamer

12 күн бұрын

@@whodatcatt heck at this rate, id pay him 40bn to stop running tesla.. and i even like the guy

@Voidroamer

12 күн бұрын

@@whodatcatt id pay him 40bn to stop running tesla