Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to 'cyber rodeo' at Gigafactory Texas

Tesla officially begins inviting 15,000 guests to its “Cyber ​​Rodeo” event at the Gigafactory Texas on April 7, as CEO Elon Musk published a photo of a virtual invitation to the event last night.

Tesla announced that it will hold an event to mark the opening of its latest production facility and the second in the United States, the Gigafactory Texas. Located just east of downtown Austin, Giga Texas will produce many of Tesla’s electric vehicles, including the Model Y and Cybertruck.

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After holding a “Giga Fest” event at his German plant, Gigafactory Berlin, in late 2021, Musk confirmed that Tesla will do the same in Texas, marking its southern turn for the event.

Tesla officially applied to hold the event in February when it submitted an application to the Travis County Fire Marshal’s office. The office approved the application, meaning it will go to the Travis County Commissioners’ Court for final approval. After a public hearing for the commissioners’ court to voice their concerns for local residents, the board of commissioners unanimously approved Tesla’s application.

The public hearing came with some complaints from local residents. One citizen, unhappy with Tesla’s community outreach, compared the automaker’s fast and efficient manufacturing process to an unfriendly neighbor.

“Take this analogy: I just moved into a new neighborhood in Austin, and … my partner and I made cookies and made notes and took it to our neighbors, and they were replaced with thoughtful items. How to do if a tree needs to be cut [neighbors] Know next door, and we shake hands,” said Paul Defior, a local resident and member of the Colorado River Conservancy and PODER, an Austin environmental group. “What if I moved into the neighborhood and met someone for two years? did not say? What if I spent every day doing landscaping and tearing down trees and building materials, and dusting my neighbors’ homes, and re-routing my driveway and leaving polluted water in our neighborhood creeks and massive What about blocking the road with trucks. ,

While Commissioner Brigid Xi agreed that Tesla should do more community liaison, she also said that she is “not prepared to turn down this permit for this big event she has planned for some time.”

Invitations are now being sent to various members of the community, but not all 15,000 have been invited yet.

As for how to attend the event, it doesn’t appear that Tesla will accept applications for tickets or allow people to buy them in person. During a meeting of the commissioners’ court on Tuesday, members of the assembly said the event had an “invite-only” structure, so at this time, Teslarati It is unaware that members of the public may attend the event in any way.

Tesla plans to hold the event on April 7 at 4 p.m. at its Gigafactory Texas facility.

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Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘cyber rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas






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