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 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…
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 gorgeous morning to fly around Giga Texas where we see a lot of interesting developments and new details around the site. My drone flight took place 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! Nice but warm day to fly at the factory today with blue skies. light winds but a lot of humidity. I feel for the workers doing all 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! Great day to fly around Giga Texas today with bright sun, moderate temperatures and no wind. Despite the early morning start, we see production gearing back up after…
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! On this Friday the 13th, not much frightening things going on, but mother nature added to the mood with low clouds and muted sunlight around the site, creating…
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! Heavy rains came through late last night and early this morning, but all was clear with a gorgeous sunrise by the time I arrived to begin flying today!…
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! On this slow news day, I’m glad to be able to fly and share some images of the activity going on here at Giga Texas on this cloudy…
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! Cloudy, light rain on occasion but otherwise good morning to fly around Giga Texas today! I start off the video with a 3-year look back to a nice…
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 to be back flying at Giga Texas after my week away for Starship Flight 9 … Giga Texas production was paused for the last week also (partly…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. A beautiful day to fly over the Lithium plant, with decent winds, abundant early morning sunshine and great lighting conditions! I start with a run up and over the frontage road giving an expansive overview of the entire site and I hope this helps put into context where all the detailed sections…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Nuclear energy is undergoing a renaissance with many countries & the USA taking significant steps to harness modern nuclear reactor designs to meet rapidly growing energy demands, especially from AI Datacenters. With this comes challenges & opportunities for innovative new companies such as Aalo Atomics I recently talked with CEO Matt Loszak…
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! Following a big thunderstorm event late last night, this morning turned out to be a beautiful day to fly and I was able to get great images and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. VIkta Energy is a certified Tesla solar roof installer and they recently partnered with a custom home builder in Austin Texas to do the first of its kind Tesla Solar Wall installation. I was invited by the CEO and Owner of Vista Energy, Carson Palmer to visit the nearly completed home 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! Gorgeous day to fly and following up on a momentous news day yesterday for Tesla, Elon Musk and Giga Texas! For those that did not hear, the Secretary…
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! Cloudy, a little rain and wind, but otherwise a good day to fly and start the new work week ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend! I did…
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! Cloudy and windy day and no production because it is a Friday, but that doesn’t mean there was a lack of activity, far from it actually! Timestamps: Drone…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. There is always construction going on at Giga Texas, but recently several dozens of new permits have been filed that provide us a glimpse into the work going on inside and outside of the factory to expand the capabilities of the factory, add new production lines, replace older production lines, prepare for…
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, a little windy, but otherwise not too bad and we get to see a lot more interesting developments around the site today, especially 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! Perfect day to fly around Giga Texas this morning, with nice temperatures, no wind and great lighting! Permits is the name of the game today in this video,…
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 flight in beautiful conditions because I had a follow-up Tesla event later in the morning I had to get to and one I think you might…
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 morning to fly and we can see the aftereffects of heavy rains that came through the area yesterday all over and in the water detention ponds.…
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! It was a gorgeous morning to fly today over Giga Texas, and this was especially nice because heavy rains were forecasted (and did start coming through) just after…