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. 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…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Today was another major milestone day for Tesla as public rides in Robotaxi’s that are unsupervised, meaning no driver, safety monitor or any other human input to the vehicle and the entire ride is conducted autonomously! Back on 22 June 2025, Tesla rolled out the new Robotaxi Service in a relatively small…
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 spent the weekend in Austin at the Everyday Astronaut’s Astro Awards event, which was amazing and a lot of fun and I was fortunate to tour Firefly…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. During the Everyday Astronaut’s third annual Astro Awards event, I was able to discuss a new rover design called FLIP with some of Astrolab’s employees and thought this would make an excellent short video to highlight some of the innovative technologies that may well play a big role in the long-term NASA…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! It was the coldest morning so far this winter, but bright blue skies, light winds and otherwise perfect flying weather to fly! Timestamps: Drone flight overview with discussion &…
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! Cool start to the work week, but busy nonetheless. Model Y production was ramping up today for the week, with many Model Y Standards on the E temp…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! What started as a foggy, low cloud day ended up showing us a lot of big developments around the site! Today was not a production day (as is normal),…
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! Gorgeous day to fly with many consequential things to see around the site today, all of which are setting up for a gigantic 2026! Timestamps: Drone flight overview…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Foggy morning caused a 2-hour delay in my flight time today, but we do see some significant progress with several construction projects around the site today! Timestamps: Drone flight…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. Gigafactory Texas! This is where Model Y’s, and Cybertruck production happens and in 2026, the Next Generation Car(s), Cybercab & the Optimus Robot! Happy New Year! 1st drone flight of Giga Texas this year! Today we start off with a ling timelapse of the 1st sunrise I’ve captured over the factory in…
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! This video attempts to cover 12 months of extreme changes, additions, construction & more at Giga Texas. 2025 was truly a year of massive changes, new products like…
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! Just a few more days left in 2025! For today, I was able to fly and concentrate most of the video on the development, details and progress of…
From Joe Tegtmeyer. A few months ago, I was invited by Tesla to preview the new Model Y Standard just before it was publicly announced and placed on the design studio for purchase. The goal for this model was to offer most of the Tesla experience people have come to enjoy with these vehicles, but…
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! Merry Christmas eve! Today is my 6th time covering the factory on this day since I began drone flights over the factory way back in 2020! Timestamps: Drone…
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! Welcome to the latest Giga Texas flyover as we kick off Christmas week! The outbound lot is completely empty this morning, confirming that Cybertruck production is paused 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! Great day to fly especially since this was the last production day of the year as has become customary over the past few years. I did notice a…
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! Coldest morning yet in 2025, but brilliant lighting and views around an active site with both production and construction once again Speaking of production, we see things ramping…
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 fog around Giga Texas and the surrounding area caused a delayed in my drone flight today, but fortunately the skies cleared and we got to see some…
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 early morning flight in perfect conditions to see an amazing sunrise while also getting unique views inside the south and west sides of the main factory. 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! Great but cold day to fly today at the site, where construction & production were both in full swing to start off the work week. AS a reminder,…
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 cold morning, but a lot of construction was underway at the factory today, along with a delivery pause for Model Y Performances due to the need to…
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! After a bit of a break for the Thanksgiving holidays, I’m back at Giga Texas and its’ obvious that winter has arrived as it was much colder at…
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! This is my Thanksgiving and final flight of November 2025 and I was joined by my sister Sue, her husband Ed, their dog Kiki and I did a…