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The joint SpaceX and Tesla Advanced Technology Chip Fab foundation is making fast progress here a t Giga Texas with a large section getting yellow moisture barriers and then rebar ahead of concrete pours on the main slab and in between the heavily reinforced footings, concrete supporting structures and... show more

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J Peter Eisenschenk8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla Thank you for the preview footage. Looking forward to the full YouTube video.

Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla 🤠👍

Brian Basson8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla Looking good Joe!

Luca Greco8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla What a construction pace!

Montblanc118 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla wow

N.M.8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla

Suzuki-Saperstein8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla holy shit, that is a big building. Hard to fathom thst this is just a test/engineering facility. The big one is gonna be Star Wars scale.

Pieter Cappelle8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla @wcappelle

Whole Meth Catalog8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla

Jerome X Strach8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla Who is creating your video music?

Amine8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla @grok Correct me if I’m wrong: The joint Advanced Technology Chip Fab under construction in Austin will focus on R&D, while the larger Terafab in Grimes County will handle production at scale. Is that correct?

Proud American8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla yes lets go

TeslaTravels (Kevin)8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla This makes no sense, but I’m sure it does to them. They put in piers, then a concrete cap, then some sort of vapor barrier, then another layer of concrete.

Paige Terry8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla Building the Future and we get to watch! Construction is cool 😎

Uttam Chauhan8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla Even yellow moisture barrier at the bottom layer. I guess too much moisture in the area due to so close to water body.

Haby8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla 지금 이 지역이 테라펩? 맞아요? 정말 대단합니다. 한국에서 선생님의 영상과 사진은 테슬라, 스페이스X투자에 많은 도움이 되고 있습니다. 감사합니다.

Verbosity8 days ago

@SpaceX @Tesla @grok is this officially a joint venture with tesla and space x

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The Giga Texas Optimus Factory latest update … construction keeps moving fast! Steel assembly is now only about 5 column grids from the north perimeter beam. Concrete is going in on the three upper floors, rebar is still being laid for more pours, and footing / grade-beam work continues on the south end. The east side still looks more open w/ long roof trusses likely going to span ~3 grids. Possible atrium or taller bays. Stairwell with roof access showing on the west side. This is Tesla’s dedicated high-volume Optimus plant, which is planned as a ~7 million sq ft building for the 10 million robots/year line. In California, the Fremont Optimus Pilot line is nearing the start of production with a potential run rate of ~ 1M/yr pilot, probably beginning initial production in the 4th Qtr of this year. The much larger Giga Texas Optimus Factory shown here is progressing towards the target of 1st limited production sometime in late 2027. Remarkable pace for a building this size. 🤖 Tesla

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27,838 views • 5 days ago

The Optimus Factory at Giga Texas continues to see quick installation and assembly of steel on the growing superstructure, now 8 column grids “long” and nearly as wide as the final perimeter grade beam. GeoPier work on the south end continues as the prerequisite for footing construction. Footings are nearly complete not eh entire north end and on the south end, the foundation is reaching into the newly reclaimed land, which will further lengthen the building, inching closer to the Central Campus Support group of facilities which includes the Battery Cathode, Die Shop and Cortex 2 facilities.

The Optimus Factory at Giga Texas continues to see quick installation and assembly of steel on the growing superstructure, now 8 column grids “long” and nearly as wide as the final perimeter grade beam. GeoPier work on the south end continues as the prerequisite for footing construction. Footings are nearly complete not eh entire north end and on the south end, the foundation is reaching into the newly reclaimed land, which will further lengthen the building, inching closer to the Central Campus Support group of facilities which includes the Battery Cathode, Die Shop and Cortex 2 facilities.

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50,112 views • 2 months ago

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