Watch Elon Musk’s SEMI occasion in 9 minutes – video

Senior Speaker: Welcome to the Sparks, Nevada, Tesla Gigafactory and Tesla Semi Truck Manufacturing facility as properly. So, oh yeah, I am unable to consider it has been 5 years. Hmmm so we unveiled the Tesla semi-uh 5 years in the past hmmm, so much has occurred since then, to say the least. Effectively, tonight we’re very excited to introduce our first manufacturing Tesla semi-trucks . So uh [00:00:30] Folks might ask why construct a semi truck? Um, as a result of if you happen to take a look at the precise unit measurement, it is small in comparison with passenger autos. So with regard to passenger automobiles, you already know this by the order of, uh, near 100 million offered yearly. And whereas half of the vans, it is uh, for 4 or 500,000, Speaker 2: Not even, yeah, a number of hundred thousand vans, eight vans a 12 months globally. sure. sure. Or no, no, no, sorry. That is the USS. Sure, sure, Speaker 1: Sure. So, it’s, so there may be, [00:01:00] So america is like 15 million passenger automobiles and a whole bunch of hundreds of semi-trucks. So it looks like a small proportion, however it’s really 20% of American automotive emissions as a result of you could have an enormous automotive and it is being pushed, uh, on a regular basis. So while you issue within the variety of hours you drive and the load you carry, it is really, though it is only one% of auto manufacturing, it is 20% of auto emissions. Uh, which is greater than a 3rd of all particles [00:01:30] emissions. So from a well being standpoint, significantly in cities like that, that is an enormous, uh, like, huge influence. Speaker 2: We have been by way of warmth and chilly and snow and rain, and we have put this factor by way of all of the steps of the lab in addition to in the actual world. You recognize, the simulation group has finished a tremendous job of with the ability to scale all of that, you already know, on the, uh, digital facet. And the opposite factor is we’ll take this stuff and we’ll put our cash the place it’s, we’ll put it in our personal fleet, in our provide chain. We’ll use this to maneuver items between [00:02:00] Our vegetation and our suppliers as a result of we consider in them, not simply from a mission perspective and from a price perspective, however as a result of we need to shut that suggestions loop. Now we have to get this studying as quick as we will. We would like it instantly from the drivers. We would like it instantly from the service applied sciences you are operating on. We’ll take all that information coming in and proceed to develop the product to enhance it simply as we do on the car facet. Speaker 1: We use the Cogno wrap go away. So mainly we use the X energy practice of the embossed mannequin, [00:02:30] And, however we really allow the 2 drive items to truly separate in order that they do not freeze, the rotational effectivity is definitely a lot better within the crews. Speaker 2: Yeah, that is actually distinctive. I imply, we’re going with an experimental drive system. One among them is continually working, with a view to obtain most effectivity. You are on a freeway that does the majority of the work, and it is operating on the level of most effectivity for all the drivetrain. Then the opposite two items of torque and acceleration. So when the motive force must get it [00:03:00] They’ve finished their job, whether or not it is, you already know, getting off the loading dock or on the highway, they should move any person, and also you’re coping with a notch, and you’ve got the torque and the facility to do it. The nice factor is that they seize routinely, so no driver enter is required, however they’re additionally seamless. So the Freeway Effectivity Unit simply goes all the best way, does its job, and if the motive force places his foot to the bottom, the Torque Unit goes across the clutch gauges and takes over and does all of it earlier than we attain the utmost torque within the automotive and the Effectivity Unit. So it is fully seamless. There isn’t any turbo slowdown or twitching or something like that [00:03:30] that. No driver enter wanted. It is easy, each when it comes to acceleration and deceleration for regeneration. It is, uh, actually cool that all of it occurs behind the scenes that that truck checks it out at 82, and it weighs in at 82,000 kilos. And while you see the scroll shot once more, Spokes 2: You may discover, you will discover the speedometer climbs, you already know, we’re up 6% and we’re rushing up that degree. Yeah, that, yeah, that is the place it is available in. Speaker 1: Sure, it truly is, it is like driving an extraordinary automotive, not like driving a truck. [00:04:00] Um, it is simply that you just’re shifting 82,000 lbs. sure. Um, Speaker 2: Sure. So, no matter grade on the freeway you encounter, you’ll be able to deal with it rapidly. sure. You recognize, there isn’t any center floor, Speaker 1: Do not decelerate. no. Speaker 2: And the opposite magnificence is that you just, you could have all this energy going up, but additionally happening. And what which means is you could have regenerative braking. So as an alternative of utilizing the Jake brake or engine braking like a diesel truck, the place it’s a must to fear about your shifts, if you happen to miss a gear, you are in your brake and possibly in a tarmac cease, you do not have to fret about any of that. There isn’t any change in something. And so forth [00:04:30] regen, restore all that vitality as you go down these rungs. However on prime of that, it is also a safer system not only for the motive force, however for everybody on the highway as a result of there isn’t any gear to overlook. However yeah, the usual trip is as much as 5 Oh, nice. Superb. Creating site visitors in Los Angeles, you already know, we received the bypass on the best way station, however you already know, operating a full 80 or simply beneath 82, a full handover. Nothing to cover. sure. Speaker 1: Sure. The actual world. It is speaker 2: [00:05:00] Sure, I did take one restroom break there, there’s a obligatory 30 minute break for the primary eight hours of the operation. OK. I took a little bit toilet break however that is it. Speaker 1: Sure. Speaker 2: Alright. I imply, the group has finished a whole lot of nice work. I imply, we, Speaker 1: We, Speaker 2: We went into the wind tunnel, with this actually cool mannequin of the rolling highway, a full 9 yards and pulled a whole lot of studying and all our options from the facet of the automotive, you already know, give us that superior real-world effectivity there and I really need Be sure that the truck and trailer work collectively. You recognize, that is a mixture. This isn’t simply the truck. In case you enhance one, you [00:05:30] In reality it could disrupt all the group. And so we spent a whole lot of time, you already know, nearly, but additionally within the wind tunnel to make that occur. And actually some subsequent degree engineering, uh, of no matter they needed to do there. And, you already know, it means we have now a extremely environment friendly truck, Speaker 1: Like with no coaching, you’ll be able to drive this, you already know, it’s a must to suppose larger while you drive it . Uh, however it’s not like, uh, it isn’t exhausting to drive. It is very easy. And we put the middle, we put the visible heart for optimum readability, [00:06:00] Low circulate, you’ll be able to stand within the cabin. Speaker 2: Sure. That is really a extremely huge deal. I imply, I imply, you are a tall man, you are, like, you are in a position to stand fairly properly. And you already know, the great factor is if you happen to’re a truck driver and also you’re outdoors in the course of the day, you already know, it is chilly and snowy, all you’ll be able to trip in, and that is not a sleeper cab, that is a day cabin, and you’ll nonetheless park and you’ll, you already know, dump your jacket, and put it on the wall, all in consolation. You may put your coats on the wall within the cabin. So if you happen to go do your soiled work, you are able to do it comfortably as an alternative of out within the parts. This, you already know, this degree of house is, you already know, unparalleled. And we had been ready to try this with some innovation [00:06:30] Packaging. On prime of that, there’s loads of baggage storage for, you already know, drivers who have to convey any instruments and different gear with them. To not point out, you already know, we have now the plug-ins, wi-fi charging, all the things they want on the digital facet as properly. Speaker 1: Clearly to rapidly cost a truck like this, you want excessive powered chargers. So we developed a MW class charger as a result of it is ready to cost in MW to DC sure. Um, which is our subsequent era of immersion cooling. Subsequently, it’s a cryogenic liquid. Ah, so you don’t want to love [00:07:00] Big elephant trunk from Kabul. You may really get a small, small cable and that cable saves megawatts. So the way forward for the transport worker requires a sustainable vitality infrastructure. So it’s a must to have all elements of, the vitality query answering, uh, sustainable vitality era. Uh, then it’s a must to retailer the vitality after which switch it to the automotive. So just like the three pillars of a sustainable vitality future is the era of sustainable vitality, uh, utilizing photo voltaic vitality [00:07:30] and wind. Uh, I am really a fan of nuclear vitality, um, which we must always help Um, and, and, uh, geothermal and lots of different issues, however sustainable issues, uh, long run, we, we, you, you, however, however issues like wind and photo voltaic are intermittent, so it needs to be You’ve the battery pack to retailer vitality, so when the wind is not blowing and the solar is not shining, you continue to have energy and you can even cache vitality so you do not overload the grid with spike hundreds. Speaker 2: Sure. And our semi-customers are actively engaged on the publication of this as we speak. We work with [00:08:00] Them in order that they have a path to, you already know, 100% sustainable future, you already know, however we have now all of this at our disposal, you already know, industrial, photo voltaic and mega packages. And, you already know, the Mega Pack is nice as a result of not solely can it do issues like shave on the peak or another energy mod, however it additionally offers some type of redundancy and backup. I imply, if we’ll require, you already know, a fleet to take these vans up and operating, they must ensure that they are going to have the ability to ship them and preserve their fleet operating, how a lot is the powder outage. And that is one of many issues we will do with the Mega Pack on website as properly. Speaker 1: Everybody [00:08:30] actually. Effectively, yeah. thanks all. Thanks everybody for coming. Uh, it has been an extended, lengthy journey over 5 years, uh, however uh, that is going to revolutionize the methods I feel the world is a greater place in a significant approach. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Thanks to your help uh over time.