ELON CHRON: Your 24hr Musk Companies Update

23rd of June, 2025

S. E. Robinson, Jr.

Jun 23, 2025

"Far too much garbage in any foundation model trained on uncorrected data..." - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

■ TESLA TSLA 0.00%↑ ($348.68, +8.23%):

Various Robotaxis in Austin by Adan Guajardo (@AdanGuajardo)

- Yesterday was the big day, and Tesla did not disappoint. The Robotaxi service was launched in Austin, Texas, with a small fleet of around 20 autonomous Model Ys operating in a 30-square-mile geofenced area downtown. The invite-only event gave influencers rides from 6 a.m. to midnight for a flat rate of... $4.20. Congratulations, Elon and the entire Tesla Team!

Safety monitors were in the passenger seats, but none of intervened during the entire event. We even got a view inside the monitoring room Tesla uses where remote teleoperators are ready in case of emergencies. None were needed. Early posts indicated everyone was blown away with the rides smooth user experiences. Tesla plans to scale up to 1,000 vehicles in Austin within months, with the fully driverless Cybercab slated for 2026.

Per Elon, "All your media, streaming and preferred temperature settings just work automatically when you get into a Tesla Robotaxi." Your vehicle settings automatically pair with the Robotaxi via your Tesla App!

Per Elon, "Super congratulations to the Tesla AI software & chip design teams on a successful Robotaxi launch! Culmination of a decade of hard work. Both the AI chip and software teams were built from scratch within Tesla."

Per Tesla's Autopilot and AI Lead, Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy), "10 years in the making! Incredible work from the entire Tesla team to get to this milestone."

Per Tesla AI and Optimus Lead, Srihari Sampathkumar (@srihari__), "Tesla AI is the most hardcore AI team on earth. A decade of hard work on to building best AI software and hardware to start Robotaxi service for the public. Today establishes the new era of physical AI dominance for Tesla. So grateful to be part of this mission!"

Tesla has activated an official Robotaxi X account (@robotaxi) and webpage.

- Tesla's Ryan Torres (@RyanTorresTesla) and Team were at the Electrify Expo (@ElectrifyExpo) in Los Angeles this weekend. The Team was giving Demo Drives to attendees and just look at that line! On hand was Optimus Gen 2, the refreshed Models S and Frost Blue X, Cybertruck, 3, and Y. Each were available to drive. Great job Ryan and Team!

- Tesla launched a monthly windshield protection subscription along with extended warranty subscription. Subscribe within 30 days of delivery and cancel anytime. It includes one free windshield replacement per year, unlimited chip/crack repairs, and $100 copay for additional replacements. Uses OEM glass and Tesla calibration. Plan prices per vehicle are:

Model 3 and Y: $12/mo
Model S: $15/mo
Model X: $23/mo

For those past the 30 days, you can still subscribe, but you must complete a complimentary inspection at a Tesla Service Center. You can schedule it through the app.

- Tesla Semis at the Giga Nevada Semi Pilot Facility. Pics by Tesla Manufacturing Engineer, Ronak Bhale.

FLYOVERS (flight links in sources section):

Giga Nevada Semi Factory: Zanegler (@HinrichsZane), 21st of June, '25. Lots of progress. Exterior around the building is clean and receiving doors all in place. A smaller extension is being added onto the Stamping Pit area. Megacharger stations foundation wiring conduit work continues.

■ SPACEX:

- Last night, launch 79 of Falcon 9 Starlink 10-23 took place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This was the 25th flight for first stage booster B1069. It previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 20 Starlink missions. The booster landed on drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. 27 Starlinks deployed.

- Today, Starship Gazer (@StarshipGazer) spotted the top ridge of a new water cooled flame bucket. It is not for Pad 2, so the question is where will it go. A new flame trench at Pad 1, or will it go to Florida?

- Latest view of the Giga Bay Foundation at Starbase. Pic by Carlos, the Starbase Surfer (@cnunezimages).

- Latest view of the newly landscaped San Martin Boulevard along the SpaceX HQ's main entrance. Pic by SpaceX's Red Bull Futurist (@redbullfuturist)... Name unknown.

- The SpaceX 737 in Brownsville International. Pic by SpaceX Launch Engineer Nathan Commissariat (@CommiNathan).

Starbase City Commission Meeting:

Today's meeting Agenda and Packet are in the sources section along with the Letter to Residents. Here are the new items brought forth today:

Discuss/approve public relations agreement with Rex & Eastman Public Relations, LLC: Consideration of a contract with Rex & Eastman Public Relations, LLC to manage Starbase's public communications, likely including media relations, community engagement, and branding efforts to support the city's growth and SpaceX-related activities.

Discuss/approve Ordinance 2025-003: Zoning amendments: Review and potential adoption of Ordinance 2025-003, which proposes changes to Starbase’s zoning regulations. Amendments may address land use, development standards, or accommodations for commercial/industrial growth, possibly tied to SpaceX expansion or infrastructure needs.

Discuss/approve Ordinance 2025-004: Fireworks regulation: Evaluation and potential approval of Ordinance 2025-004, establishing rules for fireworks use within Starbase. Likely includes safety restrictions, permissible times/locations, and enforcement measures, prompted by the upcoming July 4 event.
Discuss/approve special event permit for July 4, 2025, fireworks show: Consideration of a permit for a July 4, 2025, fireworks display, likely sponsored by SpaceX ($25,000, as noted in Consent Agenda). Discussion may cover event logistics, safety protocols, and coordination with local authorities.

Countdown to 180 (76 - Falcon 9, 0 - Falcon Heavy, and 3 - Starship):

Launch 80! Monday, 23rd of June, at 2:18 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 Transporter 14 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will return to Vandenberg and land at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4). This will be SpaceX's 14th dedicated rideshare flight to a sun-synchronous orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
Launch 81! Wednesday, 25th of June, at 1:32 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 10-34 will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 82! Wednesday, 25th of June, at 12:33 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 10-16 will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A0) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 83! Friday, 27th of June, at 12:48 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 Starlink 10-34 will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A0) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Launch 84! Saturday, 28th of June, at 9:43 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 Starlink 15-7 will launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The booster will land on drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Pacific Ocean.
Launch 85! TBD, Falcon 9 Axiom Space Mission 4 (Ax4) will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This will be the maiden flight of Crew Dragon C213, the fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft built by SpaceX. The booster B1094 will return to site, and land at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Crew consists of Commander Peggy Whitson (United States of America), Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla (India), Mission Specialist Sławosz Uznański (Poland), and Mission Specialist Tibor Kapu (Hungary).

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■ THE BORING COMPANY:

- A above pics and quote were posted by Resorts World Las Vegas today.

"One of the reasons clients and attendees love staying at our property: it gives you the best of both worlds.

Easy access to everything without being in the middle of the chaos of the Vegas Strip. Skip the long walks and arrive in style (and in just 2 minutes!). The Vegas Loop at the Las Vegas Convention Center is changing the game for trade shows and convention travel. What once took 25 minutes to walk now takes just 120 seconds underground in a Tesla. With four convenient stations connecting the new West Hall to North, Central, and South Halls, this high-speed, high-tech loop can move over 4,400 attendees per hour, making it one of the fastest ways to navigate the LVCC campus. Tap into the future of event transportation, welcome to the Vegas Loop."

- Michel (@Mic_VegasSphere) gave us some progress pics of the dig site near the La Vegas Convention Center Monorail Station.

- Interesting map from the Las Vegas Review Journal showing the 4 planned locations connected to to bring the Boring Company's Vegas Loop to Harry Reid International.

■ NEURALINK:

- Neuralink's DJ Seo (@djseo) posted that the "Neuralink update will drop soon."

- Neuralink announced their new Neuralake platform built on Databricks’ Delta Lake. It simplifies managing complex, multimodal data from sources like histopathology, manufacturing, BCI sessions, and surgeries. It uses a lakehouse architecture with bronze, silver, and gold tables to organize raw, processed, and curated data.

Key features include scalable storage, ACID transactions, and a metadata-driven approach for data governance, supporting real-time insights and collaboration across teams. Neuralake has processed petabytes of data, reduced query times and improved decision-making for Neuralink’s BCI development. The article link published by Neuralink is in the sources section.

- Neura Pod's Ryan Tanaka (@RyanTanaka3 ) posted the first interview of Neuralink's 6th Patient, Rob Greiner (@greiner_ro52817). Neuralink's 6th Patient - Rob Greiner (@greiner_ro52817)

- Neuralink implant patient Brad Smith (@ALScyborg) posted the company is doing surgery in Phoenix, Miami, and Abu Dhabi (plus Canada) and that they provide you with two options:

Speech Restoration - Implant into the speech motor cortex to track attempts to talk.
Computer control - Implant into the motor cortex to control the cursor.

■ STARLINK:

- Starlink is now available in Lesotho.

- Today, Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visited Marawi City to boost digital education access by inspecting Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) in Barangay Sagonsongan. The foundation serves over 720 students across five schools established after the 2017 Marawi siege. Marcos donated Starlink kits to the TLS site and the five schoole; Bangon Elementary School, Bacarat National High School, Angoyao National High School, and Cabasaran Primary School. Marcos plans further inspections of local education, medical, and transportation facilities.

- SpaceX resumed accepting new Starlink subscriptions in Nairobi and surrounding areas today after a seven-month pause due to network congestion. SpaceX installed a Gateway in the country enabling speeds of 100–300 Mbps. Subscription plans start at KES 4,000 up to 6,500/mo ($30 to $50), and hardware kits start at KES 30,000–49,000 ($232 to $380).

- Starlink install in Wine Country by Doug Klein of Telecom Install Pros.

- According to SpaceX's VP of Starlink Engineering, Michael Nicolls (@michaelnicollsx), median downlink speeds for Starlink in the U.S. during times of peak demand are nearly 200 Mbps.

- SpaceX is offering a $15/mo Starlink plan in New York to comply with the state’s Affordable Broadband Act. The Act requires over 25Mbps plans for low-income assistance consumers. The plan delivers slower speeds than the $80/mo residential lite. Eligible customers must contact SpaceX support and may need to pay $349 for the kit.

- T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, speaking at the company’s Tech Experience 5G Hub, stated T-Mobile will wind down their Direct-to-Cell beta starting next month and officially launch their paid Starlink program, T-Satellite, on the 23rd of July for text messaging. Starting the 1st of October, T-Mobile plans to enable data connectivity, and the carrier is says they are working with a "select group of top developers to bring satellite-optimized apps to T-Satellite customers." The current list of developers includes AccuWeather, AllTrails, Apple, Google, WhatsApp and X.

■ X:

- X is now showing the scores above NBA team posts. I believe this is iOS only. H/T X Daily News (@xDaily).

■ xAI:

- Grok Web will soon launch a feature enabling users to filter files by type (images, documents, spreadsheets, code, PDFs) and creator ("Me" or "Grok"). It will consolidate file management in a new Files tab for browsing, creating, uploading, and editing. Rollout expected soon along with reports of additional features like 'Advanced Editor' and 'Grok Live' for the app. H/T Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes).

- According to Elon, xAI will use Grok 3.5 (possibly called 4) to rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge. They will add missing information, delete errors, and retrain on that. "Far too much garbage in any foundation model trained on uncorrected data."

- xAI's Attila Blenessy (@ablenessy) posted the have found the Android 9 bug causing it to crash. Per Attila, "Thanks for the help. Fix incoming!"

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