Summary:
The video transcript covers various topics, including discussions about Tesla's potential manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia, Elon Musk's meetings with world leaders, Tesla's stock news, Tesla's Autopilot system, and social media engagement. It also touches on labor-related discussions involving the UAW boss and comparisons between union and non-union labor costs in the automotive industry. The speaker shares opinions and observations on these subjects throughout the transcript.
1. Tesla is in talks with Saudi Arabia to set up a manufacturing facility in the Kingdom. This information was reported by The Wall Street Journal .
2. Saudi Arabia has been offering Tesla a right to purchase certain quantities of metals and minerals the company needs for electric vehicles .
3. Tesla is considering extending financing to Commodities Trader trafagora for a flailing Congo Cobalt and copper project, which could help provide a Tesla Factory with supplies .
4. Tesla is looking for another Factory location because Elon Musk said in May that Tesla would probably pick a location for a new Factory by the end of 2023 .
5. Tesla has been involved in talks about building a factory in Turkey, as Turkish officials reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Turkish President Erdogan that the country was one of the most important candidates for its next Factory .
6. Tesla spent 1.7 billion dollars on research and development in the first half of 2023 .
7. Tesla's Model S has a screen with precise bezels, which is a departure from previous models .
8. Tesla's Cybertruck screen was recently revealed and it does not have bezels .
9. Elon Musk has been using the cabin camera more for driver monitoring .
10. Tesla's valuation model, exclusively available on Patreon, is based on digging into technical details .
11. Tesla's Cybertruck has been confirmed as a quad motor EV Powerhouse .
12. Rivian's CEO suggests that leasing is coming soon, which will help them unlock the 7500 EB tax credit .
13. Tesla's non-unionized employees may be making more money on an hourly basis than unionized workers at GM .
14. SpaceX is fighting back against a lawsuit filed by the U.S Department of Justice alleging discriminatory hiring practices .
15. Elon Musk has been participating in discussions with the Prime Minister of Israel and an open AI co-founder and an AI Professor .