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How the Tesla Cybervault, Optimus & the Megapack fit into Master Plan Part 3 [Photos]

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Tesla pulled out all the stops during China’s International Consumer Goods Fair. The Cybervault, Mebagpack, and Optimus—the Tesla bot—were all part of the exhibit. 

Tesla’s exhibit in China focused on the company’s Master Plan Part 3. The three main components of Tesla’s next phase are meeting electricity demand, establishing renewable electricity supply, and investing in material development and next-level manufacturing.  div class=”in-article-ad”>

Electricity Demand & Supply

Meeting electricity demand by providing supply from sustainable resources is central to the company’s future goals. As such, it is fitting that the Megapack was featured at the exhibit in China. 

Earlier this week, Tesla announced the construction of a Megapack factory in China located in Shanghai’s Lingang area. Construction on Tesla’s Megapack factory in China is expected to start in the third quarter of this year. Tesla estimated an initial production capacity of 10,000 units per year or nearly 40 kWh worth of energy storage from its Megafactory in China. Production is expected to start at the beginning of Q2 2024. 

In line with meeting electricity demand, the Tesla Cybervault also appeared in the company’s exhibit in China. The Cybervault is clearly inspired by Tesla’s Cybertruck. The home EV charger pile has a similar shape to Tesla’s pickup truck and appears to be made of the same material as the Cybertruck’s exoskeleton. The Cybervault is a little bit bigger than Tesla’s original wall connector but might make up for its size with its design.

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In Master Plan Part 3, Tesla emphasizes the importance of having EV chargers available at home and the workplace to supplement charging stations. The Cybervault is an excellent way to generate interest in home-charging solutions for electric vehicles. 

Material & Manufacturing Investments

Tesla dedicated a whole section in its Master Plan Part 3 to the investment required for the materials it needs to reach its goals.

Tesla identifies a few materials that need significant capacity growth to reach a sustainable energy economy. In the mining industry, Tesla believes nickel, lithium, graphite, and copper mining need to undergo some capacity growth. While in the refining industry, nickel, lithium graphite, cobalt, copper, and battery-grade iron and manganese need some more attention.

Manufacturing investments go hand-in-hand with investments in materials. The company’s work on the Tesla bot seems to directly connect to its manufacturing goals. 

Tesla has an ambitious vehicle sale goal of for its next phase. It also plans to launch an all-electric van, bus, and a compact vehicle. It will take a lot of manpower to produce and run the factories necessary to build and deliver 89 million units—and that might be how the Tesla bot fits into Master Plan Part 3. 

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Elon Musk has stated that the Tesla bot will address human labor shortage in the future. The company predicts that Optimus could help with boring, repetitive tasks or dangerous work. 

“[The Tesla Bot] has the potential to be a generalized substitute for human labor over time. The foundation of the economy is labor. Capital equipment is essentially distilled labor… The fundamental constraint is labor. There are not enough people. I can’t emphasize this enough,” Musk said during an interview. 

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Tesla Full Self-Driving’s newest behavior is the perfect answer to aggressive cars

According to a recent video, it now appears the suite will automatically pull over if there is a tailgater on your bumper, the most ideal solution for when a driver is riding your bumper.

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Tesla Full Self-Driving appears to have a new behavior that is the perfect answer to aggressive drivers.

According to a recent video, it now appears the suite will automatically pull over if there is a tailgater on your bumper, the most ideal solution for when a driver is riding your bumper.

With FSD’s constantly-changing Speed Profiles, it seems as if this solution could help eliminate the need to tinker with driving modes from the person in the driver’s seat. This tends to be one of my biggest complaints from FSD at times.

A video posted on X shows a Tesla on Full Self-Driving pulling over to the shoulder on windy, wet roads after another car seemed to be following it quite aggressively. The car looks to have automatically sensed that the vehicle behind it was in a bit of a hurry, so FSD determined that pulling over and letting it by was the best idea:

We can see from the clip that there was no human intervention to pull over to the side, as the driver’s hands are stationary and never interfere with the turn signal stalk.

This can be used to override some of the decisions FSD makes, and is a great way to get things back on track if the semi-autonomous functionality tries to do something that is either unneeded or not included in the routing on the in-car Nav.

FSD tends to move over for faster traffic on the interstate when there are multiple lanes. On two-lane highways, it will pass slower cars using the left lane. When faster traffic is behind a Tesla on FSD, the vehicle will move back over to the right lane, the correct behavior in a scenario like this.

Perhaps one of my biggest complaints at times with Full Self-Driving, especially from version to version, is how much tinkering Tesla does with Speed Profiles. One minute, they’re suitable for driving on local roads, the next, they’re either too fast or too slow.

When they are too slow, most of us just shift up into a faster setting, but at times, even that’s not enough, see below:

There are times when it feels like it would be suitable for the car to just pull over and let the vehicle that is traveling behind pass. This, at least up until this point, it appears, was something that required human intervention.

Now, it looks like Tesla is trying to get FSD to a point where it just knows that it should probably get out of the way.

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Tesla Megapack powers $1.1B AI data center project in Brazil

By integrating Tesla’s Megapack systems, the facility will function not only as a major power consumer but also as a grid-supporting asset.

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Tesla’s Megapack battery systems will be deployed as part of a 400MW AI data center campus in Uberlândia, Brazil. The initiative is described as one of Latin America’s largest AI infrastructure projects.

The project is being led by RT-One, which confirmed that the facility will integrate Tesla Megapack battery energy storage systems (BESS) as part of a broader industrial alliance that includes Hitachi Energy, Siemens, ABB, HIMOINSA, and Schneider Electric. The project is backed by more than R$6 billion (approximately $1.1 billion) in private capital.

According to RT-One, the data center is designed to operate on 100% renewable energy while also reinforcing regional grid stability.

“Brazil generates abundant energy, particularly from renewable sources such as solar and wind. However, high renewable penetration can create grid stability challenges,” RT-One President Fernando Palamone noted in a post on LinkedIn. “Managing this imbalance is one of the country’s growing infrastructure priorities.”

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By integrating Tesla’s Megapack systems, the facility will function not only as a major power consumer but also as a grid-supporting asset.

“The facility will be capable of absorbing excess electricity when supply is high and providing stabilization services when the grid requires additional support. This approach enhances resilience, improves reliability, and contributes to a more efficient use of renewable generation,” Palamone added.

The model mirrors approaches used in energy-intensive regions such as California and Texas, where large battery systems help manage fluctuations tied to renewable energy generation.

The RT-One President recently visited Tesla’s Megafactory in Lathrop, California, where Megapacks are produced, as part of establishing the partnership. He thanked the Tesla team, including Marcel Dall Pai, Nicholas Reale, and Sean Jones, for supporting the collaboration in his LinkedIn post.

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Starlink powers Europe’s first satellite-to-phone service with O2 partnership

The service initially supports text messaging along with apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Google Maps and weather tools.

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Starlink is now powering Europe’s first commercial satellite-to-smartphone service, as Virgin Media O2 launches a space-based mobile data offering across the UK.

The new O2 Satellite service uses Starlink’s low-Earth orbit network to connect regular smartphones in areas without terrestrial coverage, expanding O2’s reach from 89% to 95% of Britain’s landmass.

Under the rollout, compatible Samsung devices automatically connect to Starlink satellites when users move beyond traditional mobile coverage, according to Reuters.

The service initially supports text messaging along with apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Google Maps and weather tools. O2 is pricing the add-on at £3 per month.

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By leveraging Starlink’s satellite infrastructure, O2 can deliver connectivity in remote and rural regions without building additional ground towers. The move represents another step in Starlink’s push beyond fixed broadband and into direct-to-device mobile services.

Virgin Media O2 chief executive Lutz Schuler shared his thoughts about the Starlink partnership. “By launching O2 Satellite, we’ve become the first operator in Europe to launch a space-based mobile data service that, overnight, has brought new mobile coverage to an area around two-thirds the size of Wales for the first time,” he said.

Satellite-based mobile connectivity is gaining traction globally. In the U.S., T-Mobile has launched a similar satellite-to-cell offering. Meanwhile, Vodafone has conducted satellite video call tests through its partnership with AST SpaceMobile last year.

For Starlink, the O2 agreement highlights how its network is increasingly being integrated into national telecom systems, enabling standard smartphones to connect directly to satellites without specialized hardware.

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