Want to know how the @Tesla Optimus factory under construction at Giga Texas is progressing? I’d say it is moving along at warp speed! This facility is to manufacture up to 10M/year humanoid robots & will be over 7 million sq ft (~3,500 ft long) once completed including a substantial part of the factory using 4 floors! This factory is in addition to the pilot line at Fremont that has reportedly already begun small-scale production. Right now, the main steel structure is ~55% assembled with a noticeable widening of the surrounding ground grading & reclamation of a large section of abandoned sand & gravel mining area on the E side of the new factory. As I understand it, the target is to have the entire steel structure assembled with final topping ceremony held around the end of March 2027. This won’t be the end of construction as it will still need a lot more to complete the facility, install the production equipment & have utilities connected, particularly power, so massive construction work will continue throughout most of 2027. The approach to construction of this factory differs significantly to the approach used for the main Giga Texas factory in that it will be substantially closed in before major equipment is installed. There are also some ground level utilities, footings and final perimeter grade beam work underway, with the E side of the building now taking shape with what appears to be a large open section about 4 column grids wide along this side of the facility. Per Tesla the goal will be to be able to begin some *very limited* production here sometime at the end of 2027 & then scale up production capability from there through 2028.

Cybercab testing on the Giga Texas Track like you’ve never seen … a high speed timelapse showing three groups going around the outer loop, some Cybercabs stropping & the groups reacting, stops at traffic lights & more. The first clip was fun to make and something I’ve been thinking of for awhile. The second clip is a lower altitude “flight following” clip that follows the groups around one lap of the track. As more @Robotaxi areas are opening up, the numbers of CYbercabs in the fleet grows & we look for new cities to be added, it is interesting to see the kinds of testing @TeslaSI continues to do with these vehicles on the track!

2 November 2026 Giga Texas VIDEO … New production shifts add more capacity through at least the end of the year which is big news! Cortex 2 is also making a lot of progress, both inside with bringing more compute online & expanding the length of the structure another 25% on the N end plus a 3rd cooling plant! The Boring Company tunnel site shows some big changes today, with more work in the large launch pit with forms, rebar, thrust ring support frame installation. The Advanced Chip Fab has more of its steel superstructure & we see heavy trusses being installed with additional concrete pours on the S end main reinforced slab. There is also more massive truss assembly work underway on the ground on both the E & W sides.

TERAFAB: According to the Grimes County Appraisal District records list WIT TECH LLC / Terafab as the owner of 38 parcels totaling 8,126.7 acres. The land forms one mostly connected block along Gibbons Creek, Hwy 30, and Hwy 90. The two biggest tracts are 2,049.7 and 1,694.2 acres. County clerk records show more WIT TECH LLC deeds on Oct 1 and Oct 7 that the appraisal district hasn't added yet, plus an option on another 6.757 acres. The map: - Yellow: WIT TECH owned parcels. - Cyan: two Perry Lloyd parcels deeded to WIT TECH on 10/7 (101.69 acres). - Magenta hatch: two FM 1774 LLC tracts. Only part of each was deeded on 10/1, and the exact part isn't known. - White dashes: a 6.76-acre option, plus a 10-acre tract the county lists as "multiple owners" whose latest deed is to WIT TECH.

One of Neuralink's longer term goals is to help with detecting strokes, and perhaps even stroke recovery. The need for this continues to grow. 105 million people were living after a stroke in 2023, nearly double the 54.5 million in 1990, mostly because more people survive strokes and live longer. Elon named strokes in his 2020 list of conditions a Neuralink could one day help. Which would matter more to you after a stroke, getting movement back, or getting speech back?

NEURALINK: It appears Neuralink through X Holdings via DV Property Venture LLC has acquired more land for the Neuralink campus in Del Valle, Texas. DV Property Venture LLC is listed at 2110 Ranch Road 620 S, Lakeway, TX. It is the same address used for the 2022 SEC filings for the Twitter acquisition. Not only that but the same fencing, same private property signs, and same mobile security camera systems are being used at both plots of land. The DV plot is 100 acres just northeast of the main campus' 111 acres. The land separating the two is a privately owned tree farm.

We are stuck ! in Ft Stockton Texas ! No electricity for the superCharger. Brazil & Florida The flying J also has almost no electricity. You can see interior lights are flashing on and off. The gas pumps are closed. The doors to go in are blocked by trashcans so nobody can go in. Road Trip ! Adventure. @TeslaCharging @Tesla

TESLA: According to rbb24, Tesla plans a major expansion of Giga Berlin. The company intends to build a second production hall north of the existing site measuring about 5.77 million sq ft. That is more than double the current hall’s roughly 2.36 million sq ft. They want a long-term target of up to 1 million vehicles per year. Tesla has stated that the phased expansion was outlined in a 2023 partial-permit application, with basic approval granted on October 15th, 2024. rbb24 says new applications for the northern hall are expected in December, with possible construction starting in 2027 for over a roughly ten-year timeline. The plans also include an additional water cycle and on-site wastewater treatment facility, plus an on-site substation. This has not been officially confirmed by Tesla or Elon.

Recently, @boringcompany filed a revised permit for the construction of another tunnel at Giga Texas, and the first tunnel liners have been delivered to the site in a new construction fence location next to the Advanced Technology Chip Fab as shown in these images from today. This will connect under the Colorado River and is a single-lane, bi directional tunnel. The original site & tunnel document cover sheet is attached for reference. We should soon begin to see the setup of operations, including the silos, belt cassette and other equipment in addition to the Prufrock TBM. Yet another big construction project to follow at Giga Texas!

Since Ignition, we’ve been working across @NASA and with our partners to accelerate Artemis and return Americans to the Moon in 2028. Next week, we’ll share major updates on that work, including how Artemis III is coming together and the next steps ahead for Artemis IV and beyond.

14 October 2026 Giga Texas VIDEO … Pre-dawn flight today to capture more of the site in the dark, highlighting just how much activity there is with both regular production (employees were arriving for their shift start) & construction, which is pretty much 24/7 on the site. At the Optimus factory we get great views inside the structure that is now ~40% assembled! The main steel assembly may be complete within 6 months! On the E side of the main factory, the Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor system has some of the mechanicals & one of the red loading/elevator lifts installed. Over at the W side of the highway, the large lot that has been graded near Tesla Rd is getting a large section paved with asphalt. Finally, just S of the EOL facility, 3 banks for new superchargers is making fast progress!

Prufrock-5 arrives at Morgan’s Inclusion Campus in San Antonio! The 900,000 lb TBM will construct a 0.8-mile tunnel to provide safe, weatherproof and convenient transportation for people of all abilities to move throughout the campus. Work is expected to begin following final permit approvals.

#GigaBerlinBrandenburg# The next phase of GigaBerlin's expansion is set to begin. With an area of approx. 536,000 square meters, the new facility will be more than twice the size of the existing one. The permitting process is underway, construction is scheduled to begin in 2027

Module 6 is back on the Vehicle Access Tower. The crane configuration for lifting and placing these modules is a delicate work of art. This CC 8800 heavy lift crane uses counterweight positioned behind the crane to significantly increase lifting performance.

12 October Giga Texas Snapshots & Grand Tour video! It’s a holiday in the US and just off a fantastic @theXtakeover event so I thought it m8ight be a good time to do another grand tour of the entire site with some detail views of specific areas I got a lot of questions about at the event. I also got a few close ups of the Fork in the Road statue and my favorite, the top of the flag pole! Enjoy these rare views!