Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane)

Grok @Bot Tesla Integration is officially here! This is another game changer. While FSD drives you around, you’ll be able to talk to your team of Bots and have them perform tasks, or finish your work. In this video, one of my Bots ordered me a new pair of AirPods while I was driving to the mall. It also ordered a coffee so I could grab it on the way out. I was able to drive there, order my AirPods, and get a coffee all totally hands-free. This is another massive reason to buy a @Tesla. It just keeps getting better and better. Grok Bot integration is available now for Super Heavy Users (more tiers will have access soon).

The @Tesla Cybercab has a wider front track than the rear. The teardrop shape is how Tesla achieved a drag coefficient under 0.2. It's the most efficient production EV ever certified, at 165 Wh/mi, and the first Tesla that's front-wheel drive. Seeing it in person is incredible.

The Tesla Cybercab’s rear trunk is huge. It fit our two full-size suitcases and two bags with plenty of room to spare and is very easy to load and unload. It has 20.2 cu ft of storage, which is just shy of a Model 3 (21 cu ft), but is waaay easier to fit larger items since it’s a hatchback, so it actually feels bigger.

A Tesla Model 3 owner and their passenger in China hit the back of a semi truck and walked away without any injuries despite the extensive damage. Here’s what they had to say (translated): "Got into a crash, big thanks to Tesla. Look at this mess but zero injuries! Ran into a huge truck at an intersection and boom, hit it straight on! Considering the speed and impact point, the two of us in the front are totally fine. Honestly miraculous! Though... the passenger's mental state might be a bit different lol. Gotta say what needs to be said, Tesla's build quality is seriously solid. That 1600MPa martensitic steel isn't just hype, it actually works." For some context, the Model 3’s structure is engineered to withstand more than 4 times its own weight. The glass roof and pillars are among the strongest parts of the vehicle. Incredible how they can just walk about from something like this.

Terafab approximate size comparison between Giga Texas, the Pentagon, Apple Park, and the Mall of America. There has never been a building this large. Elon Musk says it will be the most valuable building by far.

The fact that you can just get in a @Tesla, input your destination, start FSD with a button on your screen, then have the car literally take you anywhere you need to go all by itself never gets old. I don’t see myself ever owning another car other than a Tesla for this reason.

This is wild. @anduriltech in partnership with @flyarcher just unveiled a new autonomous hybrid-electric tiltrotor attack drone. • Breaks down to fit in standard 40-ft shipping container. Self-deployable. • Uses Computer Vision, Passive Sensors, Active Sensors, etc. • Designed to become a loyal wingman for manned attack helicopters. • 320 mph top speed • Capable of flying at 18,000+ feet • Up to 10 air-to-ground missiles • 76x 70mm APKWS II rockets Straight out of Halo.

I wonder if FSD already remembers your preferences to some degree. In the beginning, Cybertruck FSD used to park forward on the driveway. You would have to intervene to reverse it in. Now, it reverses on the driveway every single time (so it can charge).

I spent a few hours using Tesla FSD V14.3.5 on the Cybertruck yesterday. I said this before, but I honestly think the Cybertruck is the best vessel for FSD. The way it handles tight spaces and sharp turns is impressive. What makes the Cybertruck the best (imo) is the way it can just eat up the road under it. Potholes, rough roads, whatever, it doesn’t matter. Cybertruck glides over everything. That combined with amazing car control is why I think it’s the best, and most comfortable. I just can’t get over how amazing FSD is these days. For the younger generation, self-driving will become the norm. For us, I don’t think it will ever get old.

After an exhausting day, it’s incredible how you can get in a @Tesla and have it drive you home at 3 a.m. flawlessly with a single press of a button. Cybertruck drove us from downtown for about an hour, then arrived home and reverse parked on the driveway so it could charge. Driving at night has never been so safe with FSD. I could never live without it.

I’m sorry, I honestly don’t know how people manually drive their cars anymore. Once you experience Tesla Full Self-Driving on a daily basis, there’s no going back. You click a button on the screen, then you basically teleport to your destination.

It's honestly pretty incredible how fast SpaceX’s safety systems worked during yesterday’s Starship flight attempt. All those Raptor engines shutting down in the blink of an eye. This is what testing is for. 🦾

Next-Generation @SpaceX Starlink V3 Satellite: • 1 Tbps downlink (~10x more than V2) • 160 Gbps uplink (~22x more than V2) • 3x phased array antennas • 2,048 transmission and receiving beams • 6 high-capacity lasers • 4 backhaul dishes • Made in Redmond, WA Designed to be launched on Starship.

Elon Musk says @SpaceX AI Satellites will now include batteries for power assistance. That enabled peak power to rise from 150 kW, to 230 kW (67% increase). The batteries will be charged using the abundant solar energy available 24/7 in space. This will lower the number of satellites needed to reach a certain compute threshold. Elon already has immense expertise with batteries, so this makes perfect sense (basically reduces launch costs, manufacturing volume, etc). I wonder what batteries they will use and the capacity, LFP? Probably most likely.

Tomorrow’s Starship 13 flight is important for many reasons. Elon Musk has said that after a couple of perfect soft landings in the ocean, @SpaceX will attempt to catch Starship for the first time. Theoretically, if things go really well and the risk is low, maybe we will see a Starship catch during flight 15? It will be so epic when it inevitably happens.

SpaceX’s thirteenth Starship test flight on Thursday is going to be a big one. The gap since the last flight will be about 55 days, which one of the quickest turnarounds so far. SpaceX is aiming for a monthly Starship launch cadence. They’re getting close. During Flight 13, for the first time ever, @SpaceX will deploy actual Starlink V3 satellites (the video below shows simulators being deployed on the previous flight). These satellites will enable higher bandwidth, faster speeds, and expand global coverage. V3 has improved antennas, deployable solar arrays, and high-capacity lasers, and is also much bigger thanks to Starship. Thursday will be an important day. It’s also the first launch as a Public Company.

As advanced as @SpaceX is, it’s still pretty cool to see them using basic techniques like this. SpaceX uses aluminum, zinc, and copper samples to check heat levels on the flame diverter in Starship Pad 2. The new pad is designed to launch a Starship every 60 minutes.