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. On the 1st leg of my trip through Europe, I stopped by the Omega watch headquarters and production factory here in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland! This state-of-the-art facility blends automation with human craftsmanship in a vertically integrated and modern campus which I got the privilege of seeing via a private tour by company officials!…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. While I’m traveling to Europe for the Austria Tesla Club Takeover Europe event, I thought I’d publish a video I just completed giving a grand tour of the entire site, concentrating on where all major construction projects (current and future) are located around the expansive property to help put into context where…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! As I get ready to head off to Europe for a few weeks to attend the Tesla Club Austria Takeover Europe event, here is an…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Now that Starship Flight 12 is completed, how did the new V3 Booster performance compare to the older Flight 11 V2 Booster and did the redesign, higher TWR and flight path management really make a big difference? I thought we would look at one aspect of the Booster design to help answer…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Just back from visiting the Tesla Lithium Plant near Corpus Christi and a week at Starbase for the successful Starship Flight 12 launch and following…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. The Mars Society and @SpaceX have a long history and common long term goals, so it’s fitting they are out and represented for Flight 12! Ron Storie, Ambassador, The Mars Society and Director of Chapters was on hand for the launch and we got a chance to talk about the launch, the…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. I was able to fly and get an update on the Tesla. Lithium Plant today … my first update in about 7 months! The plant is operational now, turning raw Spodumene Concentrate 6 into Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate and then shipping this product to the battery cathode plant up at Giga Texas for…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Depending on when Starship Flight 12 happens, I may not be flying over Giga Texas next week, so this is a great way to see…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Perfect day to fly with light winds, blue skies, moderate temperatures and plenty of new activity! In the video introduction I provide some highlights, but…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Heavy rains early this morning has tuned much or the Giga Texas construction sites into giant mud pits today, so work is slowly getting underway…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! I am closely monitoring Starship Flight 12 and will be headed down to Starbase once I know a “firm” launch date … still looking like…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Busy day with interesting finds at Giga Texas today! I was fortunately able to complete a full drone flight today just beating out the rain…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! May the 4th 2026 Giga Texas images! Cybercabs, N Campus expansion, Battery Cabinets at the 4680 Section & More! It’s May the 4th today and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. It’s a rainy day at Giga Texas so no drone flight but, never fear, I have another idea! Let’s do a brief 1-year look back & comparison showing some of the major construction projects as they were on 1 May 2025 & now, how they look 1 year later! Every so often…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Low clouds, mist and forecast rain showers caused me to head up to Giga Texas very early and as a result, we got some great…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A good way to start the week with no rain, a drying site & diffuse lighting from a cloudy sky, and I tried to take…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A good way to start the week with no rain, a drying site & diffuse lighting from a cloudy sky, and I tried to take…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. The San Antonio Tesla Owners Group participated in a worldwide Fantasy light show event, which will premier synchronized sections of light shows from Tesla Owners Groups from around the world! This is the full version of our local lightship entry and the Final Cut with a worldwide selection of lightships will be…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! I flew in the late morning and early afternoon on the 23rd because of commitments and to capture the first views of the production Cybercabs…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! The rains & fog lifted enough for a drone flight at Giga Texas this late morning, so I was able to get some good updates…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Early flight today watching the sunrise trying to break through a low cloud layer on the horizon revealed a site brimming with activity for both…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Early morning flight today and a beautiful sunrise to greet my drone as I flew around the site and got an update on all the…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! 53+ Cybercabs, Cybertrucks & Model Ys in outbound lot! N Campus, Test Track & Chip Fab progress 53+ Cybercabs, Cybertrucks & Model Ys in outbound…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! The mist, low clouds and patches of fog made the early flight challenging this morning, and I elected to stay close to the main building…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Happy Wednesday, especially for those wanting an update on Cybercabs … I saw about 60 of them in two groups in the outbound lot today…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today is Good Friday, so not a lot of activity at the site today, compounded by heavy rains and thunderstorms that came through the area…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! It may be April 1st, but no joking around today as the first signs of actual construction at the north campus were visible today as…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Great day to fly and see progress around the site even though there is no production today (or for the rest of the week and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful day to fly today and we get to see many areas of construction all around the site! The end of the 1st quarter is…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today started out cloudy but as the sun began to break through, the winds began picking up but not too dramatically so that I was…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! After a week away at the Chattanooga Charge event in Tennessee, I’m back to catch us all up on what is going on at the…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful day to fly around the site and also attend the Tesla Popup event in downtown Austin where the Cybercab, Optimus Robot and self-driving test…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Heavy rains came through the area overnight, making most of the construction areas mud pits today. This makes work on site preparation in major locations…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! The day started out with heavy fog, low clouds, misty skies & wet ground, causing me to wait a few hours before starting my flight.…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Rainy, cloudy morning and I flew today to get ahead of forecast high winds and rain showers the rest of the week. Despite the conditions,…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Very windy day, but glad I flew! Yesterday, Tesla began intentionally ramping up the Cybercab production line to begin testing higher volumes and work out…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Another beautiful day to fly today and despite it not a production day, there was a lot of activity, especially with Cybercab testing and expanded…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A beautiful early morning flight today as the sun rises over the east horizon reveals some pretty exciting developments, particularly to the north of Cortex…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! We start off a very special day today with a nice sunrise & evidence of more overall site prep and reshuffling activities to prepare for…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Cool and cloudy morning to fly and we see a rare Friday of production underway along with plenty of construction and preparations to move materials,…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Today was a challenging day to fly because despite the blue skies, few clouds and great lighting, the winds were quite strong, especially at altitude…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! It’s Friday the 13th at Giga Texas and the only thing “frightening” might be for those coming to compete with the Tesla Cybercab as there…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Night Flight, Cybercab Charging Tests & Prep for Major Construction. 11 Feb 2026 Giga Texas Update (07:35AM) Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Very early morning flight today, and I must…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful weather and lighting to fly today and activity on the site did not disappoint. I fly over many parts of the site that we…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Beautiful sunrise which reminds us the future for Tesla is bright, complicated and of course, exciting as the company shifts firmly towards physical AI and…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! A great (but cool) day to fly and check out many newly cleared sites that may indicate more construction projects and some major relocation of…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2025, the Next Generation Car(s), Cortex 1 & 2, Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Early & cool temps caused lots of vapor clouds from the Cortex Cooling plant, but it couldn’t hide all the construction underway or to see…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Once again, I flew on Thursday afternoon because I was in Austin for more Robotaxi rides today along with a few other events. Because of this, and some…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! I flew the afternoon of 27 January for these images (and will release the video on 28 January) because the temperatures finally went above 32 F (0 C)…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cyber Truck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Rare Thursday flight today for two main reasons. First, a massive winter storm is about to come through a big part of the United States and Texas is…