Document cars that I’ve had or still have and I’ve added in a documentary of the Tesla Giga-Texas factory site construction and hope to see this through to its completion if all goes well. My hope is that viewers will enjoy my videos, perhaps find them informative and entertaining.
From Joe Tegtmeyer. A beautiful day to fly over the Lithium plant, with abundant sunshine and great lighting conditions! I start today’s video with a high-altitude 360-degree flight around most of the perimeter to see what the entire site looks like, and then I come down to a lower altitude for much more detailed views…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Early morning vivid sunrise bathed Giga Texas with amazing lighting today! We also get some great views inside where MUCH progress has been made setting up production equipment…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful and early flight today around the Giga Texas site, and we see production was well underway before the sun rose! Plenty of interesting activities around the site…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. On 7 October 2025, Tesla announced the newest variant of the Model Y, called the Standard Edition with the intent to offer a lower-cost vehicle that retains most of the utility and technology of the Premium Model Y, but at a lower initial purchase price and operating costs. This new Model Y…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful golden sunrise today reveals some huge announcements by Tesla, including the possible initial rollout of FSD Version 14 today to a small group of public testers, while…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! End of the week and production paused to start off the quarter following a record-breaking 3rd quarter with 497,099 new vehicle deliveries & 12.5 GWh of energy storage,…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. I was invited to tour the Boring Company Operations and the Las Vegas Loop while I was visiting Las Vegas and I got to see and learn a lot plus get much other on video to share with you! Timestamps: Introductory Remarks: 0.00 to 2:11 Thoughts and Consideration of Tunnels Under Las…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today was a very special day, as this was the last day of the quarter and Tesla was going all out to try and delivery as many cars…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! For today, I actually flew late Thursday afternoon for today’s video because I will be headed to Las Vegas later today for Ellie’s wedding this weekend. Fortunately, the…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Another great day to fly and one with a lot to see around the site including preparations for a huge customer direct delivery event starting today and running…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Happy 1st day of Fall (northern hemisphere) as today is the Autumnal Equinox! Today is also the start of the last full week in the 3rd quarter, and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Another Friday and start of a weekend, and conditions to fly could not have been better! No observable production today, but the outbound lot and End-of-Line facility was…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! I’m back flying after a week away to attend the Florida Owners Group Teslacon event in Orlando, Florida! Conditions for flying today were perfect, and so many areas…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. I did some great Tesla Robotaxi rides, including extensive highway time here in Austin with Paul who is visiting from Frankfurt Germany! Not only had he never experienced Tesla FSD or Robotaxi before, but he got to see how the service works in the expanded service area, highways & with the Tesla…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! The string of big news keeps coming for Tesla, and today is not an exception, with the introduction of the new Megapack 3 and the incorporation of this…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. I’ve had a lot of people asking about a behind the scenes video about my daily trip to Giga Texas & I’ve thought about it for awhile & thought I’d give one a try today. This shows me loading up my Cybertruck & driving up to the factory & then getting the…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Nice morning to fly around the site today shows a lot of activity with both production and construction work! The start of a rare 5-day production work week…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! So many big stories and news items for Tesla this week, it is hard to know what to cover, while Giga Texas itself has many big news &…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A lot of changes today both for Giga Texas and Tesla to cover, with big operational changes on the west side which we cover in the video intro.…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. I just concluded a Giga Texas factory tour during an Invite-only Open House and Pro Team Demo Day and was able to get a lot of great images of displays, new details about how the Cybercab production setup and preparation is coming along, including an explanation for what some drone flyovers have…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today was a big day for Tesla worldwide and at Giga Texas and it coincided with my return to flying after a week at Starbase for Starship Flight…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. A beautiful day to fly over the Lithium plant, with decent winds, abundant sunshine and great lighting conditions! I start today’s video with a high-altitude flight around most of the perimeter to see what the entire site looks like, and then I come down to a lower altitude for much more detailed…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Stunning sunrise today and I flew early enough to get some great, details close in shots inside the W side of the main factory today! So much has…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today the site was greeting by another beautiful sunrise, with vivid yellows and oranges painting the skies & the small number of clouds. This really helped set the…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today I was able to fly well before the sun came up. Offering night views around the east side of the factory, including the cathode plant and crash…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A beautiful sunrise this morning, but truth be told, I was trying to get a predawn flight in, but traffic on I-35 including a big accident delayed my…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! In the video introduction today, I discuss the recent decision to cancel the DOJO project within Tesla, some of the stated reasons by Elon and the company, and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Great day to fly around Giga Texas and activity levels for both production and construction were high, so there is a lot other see and cover today! Timestamps:…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! The day started out with nice sunshine and just a few clouds in the sky, but it was raining fairly hard by the time I was just finishing…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Robotaxi along with Tesla_AI Full Self Driving (FSD) technology is already showing promise that will change people’s lives for the better & @montymccoy is a perfect example of how this might take shape! Monty is from the San Francisco area on his way to North Carolina (NC) & wanted to try out…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Another great day to fly at Giga Texas with nice, full lighting, calm winds, blue skies & lots of interesting details to see! I also recently gave 14…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Gorgeous day to fly and get caught back up after about a week away in California for me. While away, I was able to tour the Fremont factory,…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. So many great memories, images, people & more at the The X Takeover event yesterday hosted by @Tesla owners Silicon Valley … what a truly inspiring event! I love getting to meet & talk with so many people with a positive view of the possibilities of the future while sharing the whole…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Thanks to Tesla Owners Silicon Valley as part of the X Takeover event and Tesla for inviting me to tour the Fremont factory, meet some of the leadership and many employees, and drive on the test track! This video recaps as much of the Fremont factory tour and experience I had and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Today marks a major milestone for Giga Texas and Tesla as it was exactly 5 years ago today when the official announcement of the location & start of construction for this massive factory commenced! This also coincides with my 5 years of drone coverage of Giga Texas, so that makes this anniversary…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A comfortable morning to fly around Giga Texas today, with some clouds playing hide and seek with the sun and a light to moderate wind from the southeast…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Night flight today, concentrating on close in shots of the south end of the main factory and medium distance views of the full length of the west side…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Another great day to fly around Giga Texas where we see developments with both construction and production! I’ve also been spending a lot of time in Austin with…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Meet Konnie, she flew in from South Dakota to try out the Tesla Robotaxi service and help the Tesla team improve to better serve this community! Konnie reached out to me because she is very interested in technology and runs a website Gliding Through Blindness and covers music, ranches, Neuralink, Tesla and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! I did two very long Robotaxi rides today in the newly expanded area and will post some of the videos on Patreon so you can see what it…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! I spent the day in Austin giving 18 Robotaxi rides to several people, including Eric who came in from the United Kingdom, Dom from Salt Lake City and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today was a busy day at the factory, with production of both the Cybertruck and Model Y’s ramping back up after last week’s production pause! The outbound lot…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Although my later flight did not see production and construction was slow due to the aftereffects of all the rains and flooding, I did see some activity getting…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. To celebrate the 4th of July and the birthday of the United States, I did a 360-degree flight around the main factory at Giga Texas, but with a twist! I hope you enjoy this short video clip and the views of this amazing factory!
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! For today, and in honor of the 4th of July holiday in the United States, I do a grand tour drone flight around most f the sprawling 3,000+…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today I do an early morning flight so we can look inside most of the full length of the west side of the main factory, and by doing…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Timestamps: Drone flight overview with discussion & illustration: 0:06 to 7:04 Drone flight footage & infographics: 7:27 to 33:09 Beautiful day to fly with two visitors from Europe…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful day to fly over the factory today on top of some very large and significant news items for Tesla! Three days ago, the Robotaxi service was launched…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. I thought I’d start off the big day where Tesla will officially unveil the new Robotaxi Ride Hailing Service here at the Capitol of Texas in downtown Austin! A lot of hard work, time, training and preparations have led to this major milestone day for Tesla and I’m very fortunate to have…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. On 22 June 2025, Tesla officially unveiled their new Robotaxi ride hailing service. in downtown Austin, Texas! A group of early access people (me included) were offered the chance to experience the first drives and also bring along a passenger to share this world premier event! This took place in a geofenced…