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(00:00):
On today's episode, Starship performs anamazing second test flight. Cyber trucks are
spotted in showrooms as the delivery eventlooms and FSD information starts showing up in
Europe, Australia and China. OnNovember eighteenth, the world's largest rocket,
Starship, launched from Boca Chica,Texas for its second test flight. Observers
(00:24):
were only a little nervous, likelyremembering the scale of damage from the first
test flight back on April twentieth,which left a huge crater in the launch
pad and flung heavy chunks of concretefar into the surrounding coastline. But the
SpaceX team had been hard at worksince then and had installed upgrades and new
equipment that seemed to easily handle thepower of the super heavy booster and its
(00:49):
thirty three Raptor V two engines.Over seven seven hundred tons of force was
completely diverted by a steel plate andthousands of gallons of water. Aside from
testing their new upgrades, the Starshipflight needed to meet two specific goals.
It needed to lift off without completelydemolishing the pad again, and it needed
(01:10):
to be able to demonstrate stage separationwithout exploding and it did both of these
things pretty much flawlessly, and thenit exploded. After boosting to an altitude
of about seventy kilometers, the rocketbegan its stage separation procedure, which is
when the booster and the vehicle that'sriding on top of it pull apart.
Typically, the first stage booster simplyfalls away to burn up or splash into
(01:34):
the ocean, while the second stagecontinues on its own engines into orbit.
SpaceX, like all of Elon's companies, prefers to do things a little more
dramatically. First, the company wastrying out a separation technique called hot staging,
which involves starting the engines of thestarship upper stage vehicle while the two
parts are still connected. This allowsfor a smoother transition without losing momentum.
(01:59):
Also, after separation, the enormoussuper heavy booster is designed to flip one
hundred and eighty degrees, turn itsengines back on, and fly back to
base or in this case, theGulf of Mexico for a splash landing in
the ocean. Eventually, it willalso land sort of like how the Falcon
nine booster does, only with someextra steps involving getting caught by the launch
(02:21):
tower's chopstick arms, because Super Heavyis much bigger than Falcon nine's booster and
so can't land on legs the sameway. Unfortunately, during this part of
the test, the super Heavy boostermade a terrific flip, aligned properly to
the target and couldn't get all itsengines to light. So, instead of
risking the gigantic vehicle flying off course, SpaceX hit the big red button and
(02:44):
activated the flight termination system, whichblew the booster into many tiny pieces.
The Starship upper half of the rocketdid a bit better, flying for about
five more minutes above Earth's atmosphere toan altitude of one hundred and fifty kilometers
for another anomaly forced its fts toactivate, and a second explosion marked the
(03:05):
end of the flight test. Explosionsduring rocket testing are pretty much a normal
hazard of the process, so whilethose sensational headlines snarkily joking about Elon's rocket
blowing up again are technically true,this test really was an unqualified success.
The rocket was able to fuel withoutissue, launch without breaking the surrounding facility,
(03:27):
fly perfectly up to the correct altitude, and separate smoothly using the new
technique. It was literally a perfectflight up until that point. Even NASA's
SLS rocket, which took Artemis oneinto space, couldn't claim some of those
things. However, realistically, Starshipis going to need a lot of work
before it becomes usable for full missions, and of course another FAA investigation will
(03:52):
have to happen before SpaceX can evenlaunch another test flight, let alone help
with the orbital placement of the newStarling Fetu Sadites. All in all,
twenty twenty four looks like it's goingto be incredibly busy for SpaceX and their
giant rocket, and if you'd liketo know more about this particular story,
you can visit our channel, theSpace Race for a more in depth explanation
(04:14):
of what happened and what the futureholds for Starship. We are just eight
days out from Tesla's cybertruck delivery eventon November thirtieth, and it's starting to
feel like the days leading up toa holiday right up to Tesla fans trying
to find out anything they can aboutthe new truck. Over the past few
weeks, we've seen more and moreinformations steadily leaked as the stainless steel pickup
(04:35):
truck needed to interact with the publicor Tesla themselves had to submit specifications for
paperwork, but with just a weekago, there might not be much more
left to discover. On November fifteenth, of video detailing the interior of the
cyber truck was posted on TikTok,and it's very clear that Tesla did not
(04:56):
want it out in public. It'sbeen reported that some people have shared this
video around and who had invitations tothe cyber truck delivery event have had the
invitation revoked after sharing the post.It's still unclear exactly who shot this film,
but if they are Tesla employees,it's safe to say they won't be
for much longer. The video itselfshows a closer view of what we've seen
(05:18):
previously, although this cyber truck ismuch more finished than the earlier prototypes.
The back seats are folded up toaccommodate a tarp, and we get a
good look at the center display,which is likely the real reason Tesla is
coming down so hard on this video. On the screen, a bunch of
information is displayed. Most importantly isthe navigation calculations and the current battery life.
(05:42):
The navigation shows that there are sixteenmiles left in the current trip,
and that the computer expects the batteryto be down to sixty five percent charge
by then, six percent lower thanthe current seventy one percent displayed in the
upper right on the screen. Somequick and clever math shows that this cyber
truck has a functional range of aroundtwo hundred and sixty seven miles at one
hundred percent charge, So no wonderTesla didn't want this getting out. The
(06:06):
company has been advertising that their dualmotor version would have a range of at
least three hundred miles, so seeingotherwise on a real world vehicle is a
little worrisome. That being said,this calculation is rough and based on the
estimates of the onboard navigation computer.It's not the very well tested EPA benchmark
(06:28):
that will be published when the cybertruck is officially launched, so it's not
likely that the figure we're seeing inthis video is correct. That doesn't stop
it from panicking some pre order holders, though regardless of this sort of leak,
Tesla has been steadily preparing for theirdelivery event, with showroom models popping
up all over the West Coast.One cyber truck was seen at the Tesla
(06:48):
store in Westfield UTC Mall in SanDiego on November nineteenth, and another was
delivered around the same time to thecompany San Jose location. We've been seeing
trucks loaded with pristine cybertruck units leavingGiga Texas for the last few weeks now,
and it wasn't hard to guess thatthey were intended as showroom models,
and we've been seeing release candidates drivingall over California, Texas and even Canada
(07:13):
as the company does some subtle marketingwhile testing their on and off road capabilities.
As for the delivery event itself,the only new information this week comes
to us from Tesla Product design directorJavier Verdura, who made a comment about
the event while at a conference inMonterey, Mexico on November seventh. He
said, we are going to deliverthe first ten in reference to the upcoming
(07:38):
event, and that's not really surprising. Tesla doesn't have a habit of delivering
too many vehicles during their events.Fifteen Semis were delivered to PepsiCo in December
twenty twenty two, and thirty modelwise were delivered to new owners when Gigaberlin
opened their production lines in March twentytwenty two. Given how involved cyber Truck's
production is, it makes sense thatwe'd be seeing a number much closer to
(08:00):
the semi here, But unfortunately that'sall we know about the cyber truck delivery
event for now. Based on previousevents, we can guess that there will
be a slick presentation and probably someuntelevised parts of the event that we'll be
hearing about afterwards, just like withthe investor Day event in March. That's
said, we won't have to waitlong now, only eight more days till
(08:22):
delivery day, and if you areas excited as we are to see the
cyber truck finally released, then you'llprobably love this new cyberpunk inspired cyber truck
design we just released on the TeslaSpace merch store, we've got white and
black t shirts in all sizes,plus some awesome coffee cups. Over the
past few months, we've been seeinga steady rise in hints that Tesla is
(08:43):
getting ready to release their full selfdriving beta onto the streets of their other
big markets, with testing vehicles beingspotted in Australia and Europe back in May,
and recent efforts to get China leadingto a specific team being hired by
Tesla to help liaise with the localgovernment and score some testing allowances there.
And while we haven't heard much moreabout these efforts to get FSD licensed for
(09:07):
use in markets outside of North America, recent changes to the new users manuals
in Tesla's in Europe, Australia andChina are a big hint that FSD is
about to see a big expansion.On November eighteenth, Tesla observer site Tesla
Scope pointed out that the user manualsin these parts of the world have been
quietly updated with information about the FSDprogram. Some commenters have correctly pointed out
(09:33):
that UNECE countries won't be able topermit use of auto steering and navigation software
like Tesla's FSD system until at leastmid twenty twenty four, as regulatory bodies
would need to work with the companyto get the current laws changed. But
this is work that Tesla has beendoing for years now with express purpose of
growing their network onto international roadways.As we said a little earlier, FSD
(09:56):
was actually released to some limited amountof beta testers back in May this year
and has been steadily running through testingever since. For the left hand drive
vehicles at least, and it's notlike the local governments are particularly against the
introduction of this tech either. Chinaat least seems keen to get self driving
(10:16):
vehicles on their roads, going sofar as to design a stretch of freeway
specifically for class for self steering cars. It just takes more time in places
other than North America, where roadregulations are typically a little more stringent,
But the update to the user's manualsis a pretty concrete sign that at least
some of these regions are getting closeto expanding their circle of FSD drivers soon,
(10:39):
maybe as soon as the new year. Add to that the quiet improvements
and updates that Tesla is rolling outto the system ahead of their massive V
twelve update, and we have arecipe for a very successful year for the
FSD program.
On today's episode, Starship performs anamazing second test flight. Cyber trucks are
spotted in showrooms as the delivery eventlooms and FSD information starts showing up in
Europe, Australia and China. OnNovember eighteenth, the world's largest rocket,
Starship, launched from Boca Chica,Texas for its second test flight. Observers
(00:24):
were only a little nervous, likelyremembering the scale of damage from the first
test flight back on April twentieth,which left a huge crater in the launch
pad and flung heavy chunks of concretefar into the surrounding coastline. But the
SpaceX team had been hard at worksince then and had installed upgrades and new
equipment that seemed to easily handle thepower of the super heavy booster and its
(00:49):
thirty three Raptor V two engines.Over seven seven hundred tons of force was
completely diverted by a steel plate andthousands of gallons of water. Aside from
testing their new upgrades, the Starshipflight needed to meet two specific goals.
It needed to lift off without completelydemolishing the pad again, and it needed
(01:10):
to be able to demonstrate stage separationwithout exploding and it did both of these
things pretty much flawlessly, and thenit exploded. After boosting to an altitude
of about seventy kilometers, the rocketbegan its stage separation procedure, which is
when the booster and the vehicle that'sriding on top of it pull apart.
Typically, the first stage booster simplyfalls away to burn up or splash into
(01:34):
the ocean, while the second stagecontinues on its own engines into orbit.
SpaceX, like all of Elon's companies, prefers to do things a little more
dramatically. First, the company wastrying out a separation technique called hot staging,
which involves starting the engines of thestarship upper stage vehicle while the two
parts are still connected. This allowsfor a smoother transition without losing momentum.
(01:59):
Also, after separation, the enormoussuper heavy booster is designed to flip one
hundred and eighty degrees, turn itsengines back on, and fly back to
base or in this case, theGulf of Mexico for a splash landing in
the ocean. Eventually, it willalso land sort of like how the Falcon
nine booster does, only with someextra steps involving getting caught by the launch
(02:21):
tower's chopstick arms, because Super Heavyis much bigger than Falcon nine's booster and
so can't land on legs the sameway. Unfortunately, during this part of
the test, the super Heavy boostermade a terrific flip, aligned properly to
the target and couldn't get all itsengines to light. So, instead of
risking the gigantic vehicle flying off course, SpaceX hit the big red button and
(02:44):
activated the flight termination system, whichblew the booster into many tiny pieces.
The Starship upper half of the rocketdid a bit better, flying for about
five more minutes above Earth's atmosphere toan altitude of one hundred and fifty kilometers
for another anomaly forced its fts toactivate, and a second explosion marked the
(03:05):
end of the flight test. Explosionsduring rocket testing are pretty much a normal
hazard of the process, so whilethose sensational headlines snarkily joking about Elon's rocket
blowing up again are technically true,this test really was an unqualified success.
The rocket was able to fuel withoutissue, launch without breaking the surrounding facility,
(03:27):
fly perfectly up to the correct altitude, and separate smoothly using the new
technique. It was literally a perfectflight up until that point. Even NASA's
SLS rocket, which took Artemis oneinto space, couldn't claim some of those
things. However, realistically, Starshipis going to need a lot of work
before it becomes usable for full missions, and of course another FAA investigation will
(03:52):
have to happen before SpaceX can evenlaunch another test flight, let alone help
with the orbital placement of the newStarling Fetu Sadites. All in all,
twenty twenty four looks like it's goingto be incredibly busy for SpaceX and their
giant rocket, and if you'd liketo know more about this particular story,
you can visit our channel, theSpace Race for a more in depth explanation
(04:14):
of what happened and what the futureholds for Starship. We are just eight
days out from Tesla's cybertruck delivery eventon November thirtieth, and it's starting to
feel like the days leading up toa holiday right up to Tesla fans trying
to find out anything they can aboutthe new truck. Over the past few
weeks, we've seen more and moreinformations steadily leaked as the stainless steel pickup
(04:35):
truck needed to interact with the publicor Tesla themselves had to submit specifications for
paperwork, but with just a weekago, there might not be much more
left to discover. On November fifteenth, of video detailing the interior of the
cyber truck was posted on TikTok,and it's very clear that Tesla did not
(04:56):
want it out in public. It'sbeen reported that some people have shared this
video around and who had invitations tothe cyber truck delivery event have had the
invitation revoked after sharing the post.It's still unclear exactly who shot this film,
but if they are Tesla employees,it's safe to say they won't be
for much longer. The video itselfshows a closer view of what we've seen
(05:18):
previously, although this cyber truck ismuch more finished than the earlier prototypes.
The back seats are folded up toaccommodate a tarp, and we get a
good look at the center display,which is likely the real reason Tesla is
coming down so hard on this video. On the screen, a bunch of
information is displayed. Most importantly isthe navigation calculations and the current battery life.
(05:42):
The navigation shows that there are sixteenmiles left in the current trip,
and that the computer expects the batteryto be down to sixty five percent charge
by then, six percent lower thanthe current seventy one percent displayed in the
upper right on the screen. Somequick and clever math shows that this cyber
truck has a functional range of aroundtwo hundred and sixty seven miles at one
hundred percent charge, So no wonderTesla didn't want this getting out. The
(06:06):
company has been advertising that their dualmotor version would have a range of at
least three hundred miles, so seeingotherwise on a real world vehicle is a
little worrisome. That being said,this calculation is rough and based on the
estimates of the onboard navigation computer.It's not the very well tested EPA benchmark
(06:28):
that will be published when the cybertruck is officially launched, so it's not
likely that the figure we're seeing inthis video is correct. That doesn't stop
it from panicking some pre order holders, though regardless of this sort of leak,
Tesla has been steadily preparing for theirdelivery event, with showroom models popping
up all over the West Coast.One cyber truck was seen at the Tesla
(06:48):
store in Westfield UTC Mall in SanDiego on November nineteenth, and another was
delivered around the same time to thecompany San Jose location. We've been seeing
trucks loaded with pristine cybertruck units leavingGiga Texas for the last few weeks now,
and it wasn't hard to guess thatthey were intended as showroom models,
and we've been seeing release candidates drivingall over California, Texas and even Canada
(07:13):
as the company does some subtle marketingwhile testing their on and off road capabilities.
As for the delivery event itself,the only new information this week comes
to us from Tesla Product design directorJavier Verdura, who made a comment about
the event while at a conference inMonterey, Mexico on November seventh. He
said, we are going to deliverthe first ten in reference to the upcoming
(07:38):
event, and that's not really surprising. Tesla doesn't have a habit of delivering
too many vehicles during their events.Fifteen Semis were delivered to PepsiCo in December
twenty twenty two, and thirty modelwise were delivered to new owners when Gigaberlin
opened their production lines in March twentytwenty two. Given how involved cyber Truck's
production is, it makes sense thatwe'd be seeing a number much closer to
(08:00):
the semi here, But unfortunately that'sall we know about the cyber truck delivery
event for now. Based on previousevents, we can guess that there will
be a slick presentation and probably someuntelevised parts of the event that we'll be
hearing about afterwards, just like withthe investor Day event in March. That's
said, we won't have to waitlong now, only eight more days till
(08:22):
delivery day, and if you areas excited as we are to see the
cyber truck finally released, then you'llprobably love this new cyberpunk inspired cyber truck
design we just released on the TeslaSpace merch store, we've got white and
black t shirts in all sizes,plus some awesome coffee cups. Over the
past few months, we've been seeinga steady rise in hints that Tesla is
(08:43):
getting ready to release their full selfdriving beta onto the streets of their other
big markets, with testing vehicles beingspotted in Australia and Europe back in May,
and recent efforts to get China leadingto a specific team being hired by
Tesla to help liaise with the localgovernment and score some testing allowances there.
And while we haven't heard much moreabout these efforts to get FSD licensed for
(09:07):
use in markets outside of North America, recent changes to the new users manuals
in Tesla's in Europe, Australia andChina are a big hint that FSD is
about to see a big expansion.On November eighteenth, Tesla observer site Tesla
Scope pointed out that the user manualsin these parts of the world have been
quietly updated with information about the FSDprogram. Some commenters have correctly pointed out
(09:33):
that UNECE countries won't be able topermit use of auto steering and navigation software
like Tesla's FSD system until at leastmid twenty twenty four, as regulatory bodies
would need to work with the companyto get the current laws changed. But
this is work that Tesla has beendoing for years now with express purpose of
growing their network onto international roadways.As we said a little earlier, FSD
(09:56):
was actually released to some limited amountof beta testers back in May this year
and has been steadily running through testingever since. For the left hand drive
vehicles at least, and it's notlike the local governments are particularly against the
introduction of this tech either. Chinaat least seems keen to get self driving
(10:16):
vehicles on their roads, going sofar as to design a stretch of freeway
specifically for class for self steering cars. It just takes more time in places
other than North America, where roadregulations are typically a little more stringent,
But the update to the user's manualsis a pretty concrete sign that at least
some of these regions are getting closeto expanding their circle of FSD drivers soon,
(10:39):
maybe as soon as the new year. Add to that the quiet improvements
and updates that Tesla is rolling outto the system ahead of their massive V
twelve update, and we have arecipe for a very successful year for the
FSD program.
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