This Week in Musk World

Tesla recently had their annual shareholders meeting.

Here are 7 takeaways from the meeting. The most interesting wrinkle to me continues to be the idea of Tesla getting into the insurance business. That could be a huge revenue generating aspect to the company. One of the big (but boring to some) details from the Shareholders meeting is the fact that Tesla has now installed over 1,500 V3 Superchargers worldwide. No other EV car manufacturer is even close.

In considering some of the news from the Shareholders meeting it is good to recall that Tesla has had an excellent record of meeting or exceeding production estimates.

Most of the credit for that belongs to the employees and management of Tesla but interestingly enough part of the credit belongs to the people who bought a car and are helping others to fully enjoy their new Tesla car. The phenomenon continues in China where current Tesla owners are volunteering to help with an upcoming delivery surge.

Interesting look into Tesla's mobile service and repair.

Tesla's Solar Roof is also making the news. Seems like if you're energy efficient that the Solar Roof may actually be able to make you a little money. The new roof tiles are now even more aesthetically pleasing (and supposedly less expensive).

Tesla and SpaceX remain one of the top choices for top engineering talent. And speaking of SpaceX...

SpaceX had their sixth successful Falcon 9 launch of 2019 exactly a week ago. Launching three Canadian satellite into a 400-mile orbit above our neighbor to the north.

Below is a very well done video explaining why SpaceX is making Starlink. It's got me rethinking some of my doubts about the product.