The company I work for is moving forward on a space nearby gigaT. For the longest time we were quite confused with why Austin held any promise. Now I see what our leaders saw. A huge wave of growth potential they are hoping to ride. Thanks for covering this!
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew... Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew...You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee...But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me...🎶
@@Haliotro Andy quoted the second stanza of traditional Texas folk song "The Yellow Rose of Texas". The first recorded copy of the lyrics is from ~1836. There's not enough context to say Andy posted the lyrics in a creepy way, a genuine compliment, or a backhanded misogynistic compliment.
@@Haliotro Texan's raise some of the best cattle in the world...they must be pretty great themselves! Texas Longhorn... "The Texas Longhorn is a success of evolution, a well-established breed of cattle that has its roots stretching far back into the history of America... Most people at first are surprised by the fact that you can eat Longhorn meat... They are generally more surprised to find out how tasty it is and that it is healthier for you. Longhorn beef is some of the healthiest meat you can eat. It is lower in cholesterol than chicken and turkey."🐃😇
I live about 20 miles from GigaAustin. I've been watching it under construction for the past 18 months or so. I've also been near the MacGregor site while visiting a nearby state park and hearing them test rocket engines in the distance. It's only about 5-6 hours drive to Boca Chica and I've made that pilgramage twice now to visit and watch the development there. You haven't lived until you have stood on the side of a two lane county road and watched a 9 meter wide and 50 meter tall rocket roll past you, so close you could hit it with a rock!
Interesting - I live about 20 Miles from Boca Chica and it has been great to see the development of the Starbase and Starship and the many launches. I would love to see the GigaTexas and hope to work there.
the Tax and Regulatory climate are such that Austin and Texas in general could easily overtake Silicon Valley. They just need to encourage the local universities and schools focus more heavily on engineering and STEM and less on football and baseball.
What a fantastic achievement this will be for Texas. I’m sure we must thank San Diego assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, for her encouraging words to Elon. This might have added to the spark got Texas this wonderful boon. So Texans can thank Californian liberal politician for this windfall.
10 years...Austin will certainly rival Silicon Valley. The Total Addressable Market for AI and Robotics is virtually limitless. Tesla is already as much an AI/robotics company as a car company and every other business segment will increasingly be driven by an AI component. Very nice coverage with your two new friends. I'd enjoy more content on the non-SpaceX side of Musk, Inc. Thank you!!!
Silicon valley was an area that converted to high tech and was a very high density city long before it changed to a high tech center. Now we see Austin surrounded by acres and acres of open land that with Tesla as the driving force will build from the ground up a new epicenter for technology. It's going to shake up the tech structure of the entire world.
Hey Ellie...YES, I was blown away by the size of the plant. Also like one of your guests said the amount of land available for expansion is a little mind-stretching as well. Hang on Austin..bout to get real!!
In 1969 I had occasion to drive past the IBM plant in Fishkill, NY. I drove and drove and as I went the plant was to my right. It was huge. This was IBM's heyday. I had the same experience as I drove past the Tesla plant in Austin in 2022. I live around San Antonio. This is sort-of my home turf. Musk's impact upon Texas is, and will be, phenomenal.
LOL It's been happening for decades. Austin has been high tech since the 80's. I worked there for years. Every major company in computers or IT has an office in Austin. For the last 30 years, Austin is in the top three for population growth in the USA every year. Austin is now the 10th largest city in the country...and half of them moved here from other states or countries.
I do know that EnergyX is coming there. EnergyX designed and builds LITAS (a revolutionary piece of lithium mining equipment), and are now starting to design and build the next level of batteries.
Wo, I was nicely surprised how interesting this video is, So glad I took the time to watch. The idea that 'Musk Industries' and the advent of AI will have to 'Silicon Hills' over the next few years, Some great insights to the future of the area. Roll on 'East is the Beast'.
My wife has family in Austin, and we're spending about a month down there in a long-term rental next month. It'll be interesting to see how much things have changed since last time we were down there. Looking on the map, Giga Texas is just a few miles south of not the main Austin airport, but Austin Executive. I've flown my plane into there a few times and it was a pretty casual one-runway operation with the usual small-airport amenities, but now I see they've got a control tower and a lot of construction going on, which I can only imagine is due to increased demands by the new industry and business expansion on the east side of Austin!
@@JamesBond-hu9rg (Assume you mean Round Rock...) That tornado passed about a quarter mile from the house of some family who live up there. Yikes. No damage to their house thankfully. Here in downtown Austin there was nothing but torrential rain and some thunder. Not even much wind to speak of. We were definitely on our toes, though.
@@cvkline I herd the weather there can change on a dime ? Anyway coming back to got to the Tesla Party. They offered me a Job . But I’m into Cars NOT building Homes 🤔😱😂
DelValle was a dump before they put the new airport out there. It's been improving over the years since. Austin has been called Silicon Hills since the 90's at least. I worked in IT for years, starting back in the early 90's. Every major computer company has an office in Austin. During the dot com boom, every building had a dot com name. For over three decades, Austin has been one of the fastest-growing large cities in the US. Probably top three every year.
I feel the same way about Atlanta, before the dot com bomb even it had a massive amount of tech companies and amazing talent coming out of the colleges there. I always viewed it as a secret mini silicone valley.
Great video. I own Tesla stock and have a Cybertruck on order. I hope I can go to the open house this year and when my CT is built I want to pick it up at the Gigafactory and drive it home.
Great idea to visit these two realtors in Austin, Ellie. A large well-known South Korean semiconductor company is building a little north/northeast of Austin a new EXTREMELY large , $ 17.1 billion facility with many millions of square feet. The town is Taylor, Texas. This is in addition to their existing, smaller factory in Austin.
Keeping busy girl. You've really stepped up the content pace and you are rocking with so many great interviews. You are going to take off to the moon yourself. Been fun watching the transition.
In my opinion the major challenge with the Austin area, and I hope Musk's presence will help to resolve it, is access into the city from the surrounding communities. Sitting in rush hour traffic trying to get to work in Austin was a Texas sized headache.
That was such a cool tour. Yes I'm very interested in Tesla, SpaceX, Boring company---- all Elon Musk. { he has his finger on the pulse of the future } You are doing a great job, really enjoy your content, thanks. Can't wait for your interview with Elon. Jon
It's a strong possibility that Austin could surpass the bay area in technology development. Not only has Elon Musk attracted huge amounts of talented people to Texas, California's policies are becoming downright hostile to business.
@@forestmcneir3325 Gad, I hope people vote on policy... voting "blue no matter who" or the like is freaking crazy. Look at the party's policy and vote on that, I say.
Yes silicon valley isn't facing Elon and Tesla as the enemy but California's own anti business liberal agenda. California has no one to blame for Austin's wooing Tesla as a company but its self. As we see the whole tech industry is starting to pack up to leave. It's the beginning of California's fall from grace. In 10 years or less 100s of billions of dollars in business growth will be in Texas that would have been in California if they hadn't ran them off. The tax base that giga Austin represents alone is massive. Add in SpaceX, Neuralink, Boarding company, and all the rest that are moving there to support them and we see California's kissing its future goodbye. Even California can't stand the hit its given itself.
@@kstaxman2 But if these newcomers persist in voting blue, Texas well become another train wreck like California. Californian voters had a chance to start to turn things around. But 60% of California voters chose to vote to keep Gov Newsomebin power. So, the deserve what they get. Hopefully, most of the Californians who come to Texas will be from the 40% od Californians who voted to give Gavin the boot.
Remember that a couple years ago Austin ran out of water.... I mean totally out ... that lake in town went close to dry... with all these people moving in... just think water.
The National Weather Service sometimes refers to the Austin area as "Flash flood alley." Is this new construction going to make that situation better, or worse? Is Tesla planning to add a drainage infrastructure? Or will they just push the flood away from themselves and onto someone else?
I Live in Houston. I have family that ived and went to school is Austin decades ago, when Austin was a bustling college town; and State Capital. Austin was the Beatnik hub of Texas. Live music, spiritual and social/romantic enlightenment was the atmosphere. As incomes rose, the political climate changed. Austin is progressive, but with a conservative undertone. If it bring money into the Austin economy, it's welcome. Austin has a very young demographic. Mostly because the college graduates stayed and took root; built families and businesses in and around Austin. That is likely what attracted Elon Musk to the area... It's young, adventurous, business mentality. PROGRESSIVE VISIONS for the future, in spite of the greatly, conservative, political environment. Texas was once all about Petroleum and Energy. But Science and Technology has 'drilled' its way in and is 'pumping away' Oil and Gas's control of the state.
LOL Austin has a small conservative political percentage. Austin is statistically one of the top three most liberal cities in the country, and has been since the 60's.
What matt holm said at the beginning is not correct, they can not build 6 more of the phase 1 factories on the Tesla land as much of it is in the FEMA/austin floodplain and will not be used for structures or buildings. The Phase 1 is not in the floodplain, just like the area southwest of the highway and the storage area on the east. The 2nd land purchase up north with the 2 farm field are mostly outside the floodplain and can be used for building more offices for instance.
I'm sure Giga Berlin will have positive effects to the Brandenburg area as well. This week they will get the approvement by the government. Are cars actually build to sell in Austin?
Having worked in Silicon Valley (many years ago), the main reason I moved there from the UK was to work on the latest Tech with the up-and-coming Tech startups. If that Tech is now in Austin why wouldn't an ambitious person not want to be part of it? Want to build the latest smartphone app, stay in Silicon Valley? Want to work on technology which will change the course of the human race, work for Elon Industries? Where do I send my Resume?
This time what went on in Vegas will not stay in Vegas!! I met both Britney Spears and Elon Musk early in 2000 at Bellagio. Britney just stared at me as she was singing on stage and I was standing in an archway above and nearby. I'm not sure if I was supposed to be standing up there by myself but I did have her undivided attention. A few days later Elon came up to me and started asking me questions about what I was doing there, in Hawaii and Las Vegas during that time. Would I be fine answering a few questions and if I was a gambling man? I stated, "I was on vacation and I only like to bet on things that are worth betting on!" I had earned these trips by qualifying reward points at my work. He asked, "What kind of work is it that you do?" I said, "Commercial energy saving promotions but I had been schooled in Automotive Marketing Business Administration and worked in that field for several years as well." He asked me, "If I had millions of dollars to spend what would be the most innovative businesses that could help humanity?" We talked about electric cars, we talked about solar energy and so many other subjects for over an hour. Even commercial space exploration for the consideration of colonization. That way all of humanity's eggs are not in one basket in case of another world war, asteroid strike, major climate change, etc. These we're very expensive and ambitious businesses to become successful at. Therefore we had to talk about ways of keeping a low overhead in advertising, distribution and the manufacturing. He said, "They were all very good ideas and that they should be done!" He said he had already made hundreds of millions off of a couple internet companies he started. "One of them was PayPal," he stated. Not that I had really done a lot of online banking or e-transfers at that time I didn't think much of it, until I noticed online about a year later that I could buy something off the computer with my PayPal card! Unfortunately I had just received a promotion as regional manager with the company I was working with. This made me let Elon know that I had to wait for a few years before I could assist further. I keep on sending out messages, hoping that he will get one and reply back. I will probably have to keep on trying, he gets more messages in a day then I would in five years! It is very inspiring to me to have a conversation with someone and they dedicate the next 20 years to making our conversation reality! We also talked about becoming your own best supplier and starting businesses that help your existing business. A type of slingshot effect that he has incorporated very well. It is so ambitious and amazing that he was willing to put pretty much all of his money where his mouth is and just make it happen with a consistent dedication. Congratulations Elon and I am looking forward to working with you again, one day in the near future! And of course Britney I always wish her well and would enjoy meeting her again as well! Shoot for the Moon then Mars and then we will end up amongst the Stars! If you would like to learn more of these topics let me know. propower101@hotmail.com
The Austin area will grow and be "Silicon Hills" but it will never rival Silicon Valley. Samsung is developing another large chip fabrication facility not far from Giga Texas, and like he said, other high tech companies are coming there too. It's growing, but there is a severe need for talented prospective employees everywhere. The high tech jobs demand attracts a huge amount of people to Silicon Valley. Can Austin do the same? Only time will tell.
Great video, Ellie. I love how Elon is sticking his finger in the eye of Commiefornia. Silicon Hills, indeed. This is just the tip of the spear for Tesla and Texas and what it will mean for the economy. For the "Johnny come lately" who is thinking about investing in Tesla or is a new investor, it's not too late! Not only has the ship not sailed, it's still tied to the dock and the boilers have just been lit. Stay positve in a sea of doubt and darkness. Massive fortunes that we have not seen in history have yet to be gained. Space is closer than ever.
AI machines / robots are the future so if Tesla bots are made in Austin using something like the Mythic AI chip then yes Austin becomes the embodied AI hub and silicon valley becomes some sort of grandfathered in angel investor think tank... for a while.
Yes, Ellie. Austin will absolutely displace Silicon Valley for technological development going forward. Why? California is highly restrictive but Texas is very accommodating.
Austin will need more power generation for that to happen. The biggest reason Samsung chose Taylor over Austin was available energy, not tax abatements. The agreements for Apple and Tesla consumed most of Austin Energy's reserves.
What car company works on their cars after their sold? GM, Ford, Toyota, dealerships are just franchises licenses to sell and service. Tesla is just getting out of the gate. They'll begin to have dealerships soon.
Having owned many cars and trucks I can tell you that Tesla far outshines the dealership model of car repair and the planned obsolescence of the legacy car companies. Teslas problems are simply the growth pains of doubling their cars on the road. They will get caught up. I meanwhile don't miss the dealerships and their massive problems.
I am a 40 year resident of Austin. Like many of us, we recognize upsides and some downsides. The old joke was, "Okay, now that I'm here, we're full, nobody else need come here." That didn't work then, and now is worse. Rising property values raise my property taxes. If I thought I could sell at a profit, I could scarcely afford a different expensive home. "Live music capital?" Musicians can't afford to live here. Traffic seems bad now, but it will be worse when all silicon valley gets here. Realtors like taking a cut off every inflated transaction, and now your video showcases these realtors. They didn't give you enough for this promotion.
Take a look at housing before deciding. Also, don't expect answers of real value in r/Austin. Most of the answers will either be toxic or a joke e.g. the Chili's at 45th & Lamar.
A big change is he set up a school for his own kids which teaches much less by getting students to memorize and the students work on problem solving skills instead. Work that into the elementary and high schools and this will produce a completely different culture and mindset of the residents so the innovating approach Tesla is famous for will be part of what the whole community does second nature because they learned this since kindergarten and it's been reinforced their whole lives. I have a pet dream that Tesla sets up a car factory in the Republic of Congo, in Africa. The only way they will do this is if they are allowed to help stabilize the region and bring this new approach to education in the schools... and set up their own mine for cobalt and other materials they need. Being fairly central in the continent of Africa is also an advantage. Just work on a stabilized government and emphasis on human rights. That would be a massive change for Africa. I can see Tesla involving themselves in a few schools in Germany as well. It may not be directly connected with the company. It could be a group of their employees doing this on their own without direct involvement from the company. If schools in Germany innovate how they teach, that would affect stability in Central Asia (in the long term). Let's see how things pan out. First, Austin and Berlin and the new Shanghai factories need to get up and running. Gonna take a while.
‘So that flood plain is now going to drain into another area’ …yes, it’s going to drain into the Colorado, just as it has for several centuries….perhaps a millennia. And being a floodplain is why the contractors trucked in so much fill-dirt, to raise the elevation. Also why they used so many GeoPiers.
16 minutes of ear candy for those that want to make intelligent decisions. Nice job Ellie, serious facts on the fly.
Thank you! I pleasantly enjoyed it, myself!
Matt & I had so much fun hosting our friend Ellie in Space at ATX!!
The company I work for is moving forward on a space nearby gigaT. For the longest time we were quite confused with why Austin held any promise. Now I see what our leaders saw. A huge wave of growth potential they are hoping to ride.
Thanks for covering this!
I was just near there for a job. I met more out of state folks than Real Born Texans 😱
She's the sweetest little rosebud that Texas ever knew...
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, they sparkle like the dew...You may talk about your Clementine and sing of Rosa Lee...But the Yellow Rose of Texas is the only girl for me...🎶
Could you be any more creepy ?
@@Haliotro Andy quoted the second stanza of traditional Texas folk song "The Yellow Rose of Texas". The first recorded copy of the lyrics is from ~1836. There's not enough context to say Andy posted the lyrics in a creepy way, a genuine compliment, or a backhanded misogynistic compliment.
@@Haliotro 12 likes for me my young friend only one for you...I please people...you don't...God bless😇
@@andycampbell91 congrats, you and a herd of Texas cattle
@@Haliotro Texan's raise some of the best cattle in the world...they must be pretty great themselves!
Texas Longhorn...
"The Texas Longhorn is a success of evolution, a well-established breed of cattle that has its roots stretching far back into the history of America...
Most people at first are surprised by the fact that you can eat Longhorn meat...
They are generally more surprised to find out how tasty it is and that it is healthier for you.
Longhorn beef is some of the healthiest meat you can eat.
It is lower in cholesterol than chicken and turkey."🐃😇
I live about 20 miles from GigaAustin. I've been watching it under construction for the past 18 months or so. I've also been near the MacGregor site while visiting a nearby state park and hearing them test rocket engines in the distance.
It's only about 5-6 hours drive to Boca Chica and I've made that pilgramage twice now to visit and watch the development there. You haven't lived until you have stood on the side of a two lane county road and watched a 9 meter wide and 50 meter tall rocket roll past you, so close you could hit it with a rock!
Interesting - I live about 20 Miles from Boca Chica and it has been great to see the development of the Starbase and Starship and the many launches. I would love to see the GigaTexas and hope to work there.
the Tax and Regulatory climate are such that Austin and Texas in general could easily overtake Silicon Valley. They just need to encourage the local universities and schools focus more heavily on engineering and STEM and less on football and baseball.
What a fantastic achievement this will be for Texas. I’m sure we must thank San Diego assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, for her encouraging words to Elon. This might have added to the spark got Texas this wonderful boon. So Texans can thank Californian liberal politician for this windfall.
Another reason more California s are moving to Texas in the last 8 yrs . Especially Austin. 🤔😱😂
I was there in April during the Battery area build out. The place is awesome
*_WOW, Ellie, Wow! You simply outdid yourself here. You've got some really juicy inside info here._*
10 years...Austin will certainly rival Silicon Valley. The Total Addressable Market for AI and Robotics is virtually limitless. Tesla is already as much an AI/robotics company as a car company and every other business segment will increasingly be driven by an AI component. Very nice coverage with your two new friends. I'd enjoy more content on the non-SpaceX side of Musk, Inc. Thank you!!!
Silicon valley was an area that converted to high tech and was a very high density city long before it changed to a high tech center. Now we see Austin surrounded by acres and acres of open land that with Tesla as the driving force will build from the ground up a new epicenter for technology. It's going to shake up the tech structure of the entire world.
Definitely, as long as Texas stays friendly to business I think it will explode from now on, I am in Asia and I know business is easier in Texas!
@@kstaxman2 Texas prioritizes property tax over income tax, but that is eventually going to bite them in the ass.
It’s huge? Thank you Ellie!
Very yuge
Hey Ellie...YES, I was blown away by the size of the plant. Also like one of your guests said the amount of land available for expansion is a little mind-stretching as well. Hang on Austin..bout to get real!!
I noticed all that old “Farm land “ 30 yrs ago I was working there and I was back there last week and BOOM ! What happened?!🤔😱😳
In 1969 I had occasion to drive past the IBM plant in Fishkill, NY. I drove and drove and as I went the plant was to my right. It was huge. This was IBM's heyday. I had the same experience as I drove past the Tesla plant in Austin in 2022. I live around San Antonio. This is sort-of my home turf. Musk's impact upon Texas is, and will be, phenomenal.
Yes absolutely
I am super excited about what "Musk Industries" moving to Texas means for the economy here.
You are sooooo lucky.
Great coverage. Bring it on!!!
I recently lived in San Antonio and have visited Austin numerous times but I never imagined it would blow up like this!
LOL It's been happening for decades. Austin has been high tech since the 80's. I worked there for years. Every major company in computers or IT has an office in Austin. For the last 30 years, Austin is in the top three for population growth in the USA every year. Austin is now the 10th largest city in the country...and half of them moved here from other states or countries.
Wow, what an interesting interview... keep up the good work you are doing...
I do know that EnergyX is coming there. EnergyX designed and builds LITAS (a revolutionary piece of lithium mining equipment), and are now starting to design and build the next level of batteries.
Having lived in Fort Worth for 37 years I am finding this quite interesting! Austin is a cool city and so is the hill country.
Even tho this is short and shot in a tesla not studio, i want more.
This was a really interesting interview with these guys. Also, I had no issues with the sound.
I hope those fellow gave you some great restaurants to try in Austin. Lots of good food there.
We ate at the Peacock twice! It was great!!!!
Ellie in Tesla City!
Thanks very much for sharing your facination (sp?)with us. Great stuff.
You bet! (fascination*)
Took 1 year and 2 weeks but I go my email for service yesterday. Woo Hoo!!
thank you. hope you go!
Excited for Tesla carnival in April
Wow.. this was revealing documentary. Thanks for sharing details.
Wo, I was nicely surprised how interesting this video is, So glad I took the time to watch. The idea that 'Musk Industries' and the advent of AI will have to 'Silicon Hills' over the next few years, Some great insights to the future of the area. Roll on 'East is the Beast'.
Love your enthusiasm. It is contagious.
🖖💙
Thanks I’ve wanted to know all this!
Don't forget about the newly built SDI steel plant in Sinton providing all the needed steel for that Giga
The EYE of Texas are upon you all the live long day, Ahoy! Viva Texas! Wonderful people, sign of hope from God for humanity.
As always love you and your work/passion. Waiting for your Elon interview girl. It will happen.
Working on it 😍😍😍
My wife has family in Austin, and we're spending about a month down there in a long-term rental next month. It'll be interesting to see how much things have changed since last time we were down there. Looking on the map, Giga Texas is just a few miles south of not the main Austin airport, but Austin Executive.
I've flown my plane into there a few times and it was a pretty casual one-runway operation with the usual small-airport amenities, but now I see they've got a control tower and a lot of construction going on, which I can only imagine is due to increased demands by the new industry and business expansion on the east side of Austin!
I was just there and Red Rock missed the Tornado by 1 day 😱😳 so much has changed since 20 yrs ago
@@JamesBond-hu9rg (Assume you mean Round Rock...) That tornado passed about a quarter mile from the house of some family who live up there. Yikes. No damage to their house thankfully.
Here in downtown Austin there was nothing but torrential rain and some thunder. Not even much wind to speak of. We were definitely on our toes, though.
@@cvkline yes. I was there for the Big Convention for Film industry
@@cvkline I herd the weather there can change on a dime ? Anyway coming back to got to the Tesla Party. They offered me a Job . But I’m into Cars NOT building Homes 🤔😱😂
Oh Round Rock. I kept hearing on the news Red. I thought we’re is that ? I know. N. Vegas
Great and upbeat! Good one Ellie!
Glad you like it!
Don't forget about Bastrop! 20 minute drive from GIGA Austin!
Umm.... Did you get an opportunity to walk around downtown Austin? Something to consider.
That was the best interview...something new. Hope we can get the sound sorted.
DelValle was a dump before they put the new airport out there. It's been improving over the years since. Austin has been called Silicon Hills since the 90's at least. I worked in IT for years, starting back in the early 90's. Every major computer company has an office in Austin. During the dot com boom, every building had a dot com name. For over three decades, Austin has been one of the fastest-growing large cities in the US. Probably top three every year.
I feel the same way about Atlanta, before the dot com bomb even it had a massive amount of tech companies and amazing talent coming out of the colleges there. I always viewed it as a secret mini silicone valley.
Great video. I own Tesla stock and have a Cybertruck on order. I hope I can go to the open house this year and when my CT is built I want to pick it up at the Gigafactory and drive it home.
Great idea to visit these two realtors in Austin, Ellie. A large well-known South Korean semiconductor company is building a little north/northeast of Austin a new EXTREMELY large , $ 17.1 billion facility with many millions of square feet. The town is Taylor, Texas. This is in addition to their existing, smaller factory in Austin.
Keeping busy girl. You've really stepped up the content pace and you are rocking with so many great interviews. You are going to take off to the moon yourself. Been fun watching the transition.
Hey thank you so much
In my opinion the major challenge with the Austin area, and I hope Musk's presence will help to resolve it, is access into the city from the surrounding communities. Sitting in rush hour traffic trying to get to work in Austin was a Texas sized headache.
I do believe The Boring Company can help you with your concerns.
The destination chargers at Whisper Valley saved my ass. 😂
🤣🤣🤣
That was such a cool tour.
Yes I'm very interested in Tesla, SpaceX, Boring company---- all Elon Musk.
{ he has his finger on the pulse of the future }
You are doing a great job, really enjoy your content, thanks.
Can't wait for your interview with Elon.
Jon
Most of IT techs, who don’t happy w CA definitely setting up in Austin..
It's a strong possibility that Austin could surpass the bay area in technology development. Not only has Elon Musk attracted huge amounts of talented people to Texas, California's policies are becoming downright hostile to business.
And if the newcomers persist in voting Democrat, Texas will become business hostile.
@@forestmcneir3325 Gad, I hope people vote on policy... voting "blue no matter who" or the like is freaking crazy. Look at the party's policy and vote on that, I say.
Yes silicon valley isn't facing Elon and Tesla as the enemy but California's own anti business liberal agenda. California has no one to blame for Austin's wooing Tesla as a company but its self. As we see the whole tech industry is starting to pack up to leave. It's the beginning of California's fall from grace. In 10 years or less 100s of billions of dollars in business growth will be in Texas that would have been in California if they hadn't ran them off. The tax base that giga Austin represents alone is massive. Add in SpaceX, Neuralink, Boarding company, and all the rest that are moving there to support them and we see California's kissing its future goodbye. Even California can't stand the hit its given itself.
@@kstaxman2 But if these newcomers persist in voting blue, Texas well become another train wreck like California. Californian voters had a chance to start to turn things around. But 60% of California voters chose to vote to keep Gov Newsomebin power. So, the deserve what they get. Hopefully, most of the Californians who come to Texas will be from the 40% od Californians who voted to give Gavin the boot.
The Gigafactory in Sparks is impressive to me but I was there on Tuesday lol.. Check that place out. It's impressive.
Changing the world one state at a time.
YES!
Incredible!
Remember that a couple years ago Austin ran out of water.... I mean totally out ... that lake in town went close to dry... with all these people moving in... just think water.
The National Weather Service sometimes refers to the Austin area as "Flash flood alley." Is this new construction going to make that situation better, or worse? Is Tesla planning to add a drainage infrastructure? Or will they just push the flood away from themselves and onto someone else?
I Live in Houston. I have family that ived and went to school is Austin decades ago, when Austin was a bustling college town; and State Capital.
Austin was the Beatnik hub of Texas. Live music, spiritual and social/romantic enlightenment was the atmosphere. As incomes rose, the political climate changed. Austin is progressive, but with a conservative undertone. If it bring money into the Austin economy, it's welcome.
Austin has a very young demographic. Mostly because the college graduates stayed and took root; built families and businesses in and around Austin. That is likely what attracted Elon Musk to the area... It's young, adventurous, business mentality. PROGRESSIVE VISIONS for the future, in spite of the greatly, conservative, political environment.
Texas was once all about Petroleum and Energy. But Science and Technology has 'drilled' its way in and is 'pumping away' Oil and Gas's control of the state.
I love the breadth and depth of your knowledge Mike...exceptional! ❤️😇
LOL Austin has a small conservative political percentage. Austin is statistically one of the top three most liberal cities in the country, and has been since the 60's.
Always good videos 👍
Hmm that wind made me think, it’s surprising Elon didn’t get in to wind power 🤔
Austin, California....
What matt holm said at the beginning is not correct, they can not build 6 more of the phase 1 factories on the Tesla land as much of it is in the FEMA/austin floodplain and will not be used for structures or buildings. The Phase 1 is not in the floodplain, just like the area southwest of the highway and the storage area on the east. The 2nd land purchase up north with the 2 farm field are mostly outside the floodplain and can be used for building more offices for instance.
I'm sure Giga Berlin will have positive effects to the Brandenburg area as well. This week they will get the approvement by the government. Are cars actually build to sell in Austin?
I saw that place on the way leaving Austin. Didn’t know it was Tesla. Wow ! I guess I need to watch TV more 🤔😂
Silicon Valley in Cali is passé, Elon Industries, Austin is the bomb.
Having worked in Silicon Valley (many years ago), the main reason I moved there from the UK was to work on the latest Tech with the up-and-coming Tech startups. If that Tech is now in Austin why wouldn't an ambitious person not want to be part of it? Want to build the latest smartphone app, stay in Silicon Valley? Want to work on technology which will change the course of the human race, work for Elon Industries? Where do I send my Resume?
Great video, Ellie. Tell Matt to have some Tesla respect and have that radar detector installed with a mirror mount and hardwire kit! Keep it up!
This was a great interview 👌
This time what went on in Vegas will not stay in Vegas!!
I met both Britney Spears and Elon Musk early in 2000 at Bellagio. Britney just stared at me as she was singing on stage and I was standing in an archway above and nearby. I'm not sure if I was supposed to be standing up there by myself but I did have her undivided attention. A few days later Elon came up to me and started asking me questions about what I was doing there, in Hawaii and Las Vegas during that time. Would I be fine answering a few questions and if I was a gambling man? I stated, "I was on vacation and I only like to bet on things that are worth betting on!" I had earned these trips by qualifying reward points at my work. He asked, "What kind of work is it that you do?" I said, "Commercial energy saving promotions but I had been schooled in Automotive Marketing Business Administration and worked in that field for several years as well." He asked me, "If I had millions of dollars to spend what would be the most innovative businesses that could help humanity?" We talked about electric cars, we talked about solar energy and so many other subjects for over an hour. Even commercial space exploration for the consideration of colonization. That way all of humanity's eggs are not in one basket in case of another world war, asteroid strike, major climate change, etc. These we're very expensive and ambitious businesses to become successful at. Therefore we had to talk about ways of keeping a low overhead in advertising, distribution and the manufacturing. He said, "They were all very good ideas and that they should be done!" He said he had already made hundreds of millions off of a couple internet companies he started. "One of them was PayPal," he stated. Not that I had really done a lot of online banking or e-transfers at that time I didn't think much of it, until I noticed online about a year later that I could buy something off the computer with my PayPal card! Unfortunately I had just received a promotion as regional manager with the company I was working with. This made me let Elon know that I had to wait for a few years before I could assist further. I keep on sending out messages, hoping that he will get one and reply back. I will probably have to keep on trying, he gets more messages in a day then I would in five years! It is very inspiring to me to have a conversation with someone and they dedicate the next 20 years to making our conversation reality! We also talked about becoming your own best supplier and starting businesses that help your existing business. A type of slingshot effect that he has incorporated very well. It is so ambitious and amazing that he was willing to put pretty much all of his money where his mouth is and just make it happen with a consistent dedication. Congratulations Elon and I am looking forward to working with you again, one day in the near future! And of course Britney I always wish her well and would enjoy meeting her again as well! Shoot for the Moon then Mars and then we will end up amongst the Stars! If you would like to learn more of these topics let me know.
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Austin won't replace the valley but it will sure give it a run for its money in certain areas which is great
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TESLA is amazing for everyone, unless u work there as a production associate.
The Austin area will grow and be "Silicon Hills" but it will never rival Silicon Valley. Samsung is developing another large chip fabrication facility not far from Giga Texas, and like he said, other high tech companies are coming there too. It's growing, but there is a severe need for talented prospective employees everywhere. The high tech jobs demand attracts a huge amount of people to Silicon Valley. Can Austin do the same? Only time will tell.
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Holm….a good old Danish name. He looks likes the guys that you still can meet, in old Viking Capital, Aarhus, Jutland mainland.
What about the Rio Grande Valley/ Brownsville- do you think this will become a booming community due to SpaceX?
Everything is bigger in Texas!!
Great video, Ellie. I love how Elon is sticking his finger in the eye of Commiefornia. Silicon Hills, indeed. This is just the tip of the spear for Tesla and Texas and what it will mean for the economy. For the "Johnny come lately" who is thinking about investing in Tesla or is a new investor, it's not too late! Not only has the ship not sailed, it's still tied to the dock and the boilers have just been lit. Stay positve in a sea of doubt and darkness. Massive fortunes that we have not seen in history have yet to be gained. Space is closer than ever.
Well said.
Only IF it can survive the next recession.
A gringa mas linda no Texas. Kiss
Texas has the NO income tax, a friendlier business environment, colleges and universities that produce high quality talent.
I can’t believe she said “Its Huge”.
That's what she said...
Elon Musk is the new Silicon Valley anywhere he plants his flag !
AI machines / robots are the future so if Tesla bots are made in Austin using something like the Mythic AI chip then yes Austin becomes the embodied AI hub and silicon valley becomes some sort of grandfathered in angel investor think tank... for a while.
It is always windy there , always
Yes, Ellie. Austin will absolutely displace Silicon Valley for technological development going forward. Why? California is highly restrictive but Texas is very accommodating.
Austin will need more power generation for that to happen. The biggest reason Samsung chose Taylor over Austin was available energy, not tax abatements. The agreements for Apple and Tesla consumed most of Austin Energy's reserves.
@@nanoicdalflanlun Agreed, but Tesla certainly knows how to make and store electrical power.
If they worked just 10% as hard on customer service for the cars that have been sold, we might get some maintenance accomplished on our cars.
What car company works on their cars after their sold? GM, Ford, Toyota, dealerships are just franchises licenses to sell and service. Tesla is just getting out of the gate. They'll begin to have dealerships soon.
Having owned many cars and trucks I can tell you that Tesla far outshines the dealership model of car repair and the planned obsolescence of the legacy car companies. Teslas problems are simply the growth pains of doubling their cars on the road. They will get caught up. I meanwhile don't miss the dealerships and their massive problems.
So Texas will be both CA and NY combined! It’s positioned to service both the Atlantic and the pacific. The future is wide open!
Not me. No Tesla until it has sufficient ground clearance for animals. I ran over a few squirrels, a gopher, and a cat. None of them got hurt.
Very educational. Thanks for sharing
Gig ‘em
Ellie, please spend some of this TH-cam money on some better audio equipment. Wind cancelling mics, etc.
French drain, savvy move
Will there be any synergy with Rice U in Houston? They are very strong in nanotech (even nanocars) and computer research.
I am a 40 year resident of Austin. Like many of us, we recognize upsides and some downsides. The old joke was, "Okay, now that I'm here, we're full, nobody else need come here." That didn't work then, and now is worse. Rising property values raise my property taxes. If I thought I could sell at a profit, I could scarcely afford a different expensive home. "Live music capital?" Musicians can't afford to live here. Traffic seems bad now, but it will be worse when all silicon valley gets here. Realtors like taking a cut off every inflated transaction, and now your video showcases these realtors. They didn't give you enough for this promotion.
yay 5 minutes from work!
Great video…thank you.
Lol this building will have more workers then my entire town haha
I will probably relocate to Austin pretty soon. Just getting my ducks together first.
There is lots to see, do, and enjoy in and around Austin. You won't be disappointed 😂😂
Take a look at housing before deciding. Also, don't expect answers of real value in r/Austin. Most of the answers will either be toxic or a joke e.g. the Chili's at 45th & Lamar.
A big change is he set up a school for his own kids which teaches much less by getting students to memorize and the students work on problem solving skills instead. Work that into the elementary and high schools and this will produce a completely different culture and mindset of the residents so the innovating approach Tesla is famous for will be part of what the whole community does second nature because they learned this since kindergarten and it's been reinforced their whole lives.
I have a pet dream that Tesla sets up a car factory in the Republic of Congo, in Africa. The only way they will do this is if they are allowed to help stabilize the region and bring this new approach to education in the schools... and set up their own mine for cobalt and other materials they need. Being fairly central in the continent of Africa is also an advantage. Just work on a stabilized government and emphasis on human rights. That would be a massive change for Africa. I can see Tesla involving themselves in a few schools in Germany as well. It may not be directly connected with the company. It could be a group of their employees doing this on their own without direct involvement from the company. If schools in Germany innovate how they teach, that would affect stability in Central Asia (in the long term). Let's see how things pan out. First, Austin and Berlin and the new Shanghai factories need to get up and running. Gonna take a while.
So that flood plain is now going to drain into another area.
‘So that flood plain is now going to drain into another area’
…yes, it’s going to drain into the Colorado, just as it has for several centuries….perhaps a millennia.
And being a floodplain is why the contractors trucked in so much fill-dirt, to raise the elevation.
Also why they used so many GeoPiers.
He's got a giga in the works in California