A general description of what's happening on site at the start of the video makes it more informative and meaningful. Thanks.

0:29 The first one is rather tight, so it might be that they are widening it in order to make it possible for trucks to use it.

Still more people working on the site than at Giga Berlin on any given Sunday.

I watched that large glass panel being lifted into position with that special suction cup crane attachment and thought, “Wow! That glass looks to be at least three inches thick”. Nobody’s going to be throwing steel balls through THAT”

@ 5:27 My guess is that some semis may have had problems making the turn. Whether this is a permanent change, I don't know. It does seem like a rather "quick fix".

Great coverage as always Randy - I really appreciate your commentary. You have the best coverage! Have a great day!

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thanks Randy.

Thanks for the holiday coverage, Randy!

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

Great job, thank you.

Thanks Randy!

Thank you!

They have come a long way in little over a year, but there’s still a ways to go. Thanks Randy. Happy Labor Day!

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Nice intro! Good info.

There will be so much empty space in the factory for years to come, that Tesla will be able to develop and track-test the CyberTruck without ever leaving the TeraFactory. I doubt we'll get to see much in the way of production prototypes, apart from leaks, before Tesla is ready to start filling reservations.

Awesome!

Merci👍👍👍

Great job and thanks. At about 15:48, a few days ago, you had observed that they seemed to be taking great care smoothing out the sloped sides. Good catch! Perhaps there will be concrete wings on the sides too.

3:54 2 (or 3?) installed with foundation work for 2 more. 2 6 kton presses should keep Model Y supplied through first half of its ramp, so I think they install the first 8 kton press soon, and start using it for CyberTruck development. I bet that's the plan in general: while prioritizing the Model Y ramp and its production kinks, apply spare resources to CT development.

Thank you

I can't imagine what the plan is for the south gap. The foundations are deeper and spaced differently from the rest of the site, leaving a north-south gap between the two dense rows. Some kind of gantry setup for manipulating rolled steel, or float glass?

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

You and me both James! Definitely a mystery needing to be solved in this area!

Randy, as always I appreciate the video updates you provide to us! I'm curious about one thing with your flying route... In the first half after you fly from the East side to the middle section, you seem to always turn South first, and even fly a little bit South showing that part of the footings before turning North and showing the that Northern part and then turning around again to show the rest of the progress on the footings being dug there. So... why the turn to the South (left) first? Why not initially turn North (right), check out that section and then turn around and show the South stuff after that?

I thought I read somewhere that they were expecting to have 1200 to 1500 semi trucks a day delivering supplies/parts, just doesn’t look like there’s very many dock doors for that volume of truck traffic but hey, what do I know

@patrickkenny2077

2 жыл бұрын

Rough order of magnitude, I would expect more like 100. That should be enough for up to 2,000 cars per day. Apparently, it takes about 40 minutes to turn a dock, or 11-12 trucks per dock per shift, so 10-12 docks for parts and raw materials would be a minimum. I expect you need to double that as you factor in things like less than truckload deliveries, trash, trucks not immediately unloaded, etc.

@ 10:12 We know that at least of theses drains is temporary. The inlet side is right in the middle of the road! The other drain, which is for the westside of the building, they cut and diverted. But... Continued work and extended it's outlet to the river! So I stand by my original guess, at least for now, that the pond will be filled in.

I was surprised when they only installed one of those large glass panels a few days ago, and that they didn't start from the end. I'm waiting to see the new carpark filled with factory workers as they get started with production, they set up the new access road under the freeway, did all the line markings etc, then ..... nothing .... so far

@LinasVepstas

2 жыл бұрын

The smalelr glass to the left intrudes into the big space. They're going to have to remove it and cut it down, or install a shim or something. At 11:22

Why were the first two space frames painted white, but the subsequent sections were not❓

I must wonder if the finished slabs are cracking and columns settling with all that clay. Hope the equipment has leveling legs to acct for this.

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

2 жыл бұрын

If that were happening already on their billion dollar building, I would say they are screwed. Such uneven settling would put stress on the joints between the columns and the beams. Proper design and engineering would ensure that there is no excessive settling.

@danielhull9079

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn all those rock wicks I hope so. All this additional cut maybe to get more bearing on those little footers.

What the hell is a Terafactory?

RaveCave Alley is coming together! LOL! It's likely not really a RaveCave, but honestly, would you put it past Elon if he required one LOL. That Alley has to be for some large Steel Forming machines (Stretching, Pulling, or Bending). I think this alley (Stainless Steel Forming), Battery Production (4680's), and the GigaPress section (Still looking for that 8,000 ton press to be delivered, likely going in one of the two, or both spots that they are preparing foundations for) are the areas to watch to gauges the time to start CT Production. Be patient my friends... Much Love!

Thanks Randy!

Thanks Randy!