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Jul 10, 2021

@GokuAurelius @Erdayastronaut Roughly 800 to 1000 per year. That’s about what’s needed over ten years to create the fleet to build a self-sustaining city on Mars. City itself probably takes roughly 20 years, so hopefully it is built by ~2050.

4.9K likes457 RT266 replies
Jul 22, 2020

@WholeMarsBlog Human overseen at first, then fully self-driving

5.7K likes91 RT112 replies
Mar 14, 2021

@WholeMarsBlog What has become absolutely clear is that the plethora of self-driving corner cases can only be solved with real-world optical intelligence. This is how humans designed the road system to work. Once you have that in silicon form, everything else is just icing on the cake.

4.2K likes361 RT232 replies
Aug 6, 2025

@abhiyogi Slight chance of Starship flight to Mars crewed by Optimus in Nov/Dec next year. A lot needs to go right for that. More likely, first flight without humans in ~3.5 years, next flight ~5.5 years with humans. Mars city self-sustaining in 20 to 30 years.

2.6K likes375 RT340 replies
Feb 3, 2022

@SirineAti Starship is in a different league. Orders of magnitude more mass to orbit than Falcon. Necessary for creating a self-sustaining city on Mars.

3.7K likes230 RT116 replies
Jan 25, 2021

@WholeMarsBlog Tesla is steadily moving all NNs to 8 camera surround video. This will enable superhuman self-driving.

3.3K likes304 RT140 replies
Jan 3, 2025

@peterrhague No, we’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction. Mass to orbit is the key metric, thereafter mass to Mars surface. The former needs to be in the megaton to orbit per year range to build a self-sustaining colony on Mars.

1.9K likes222 RT378 replies
Feb 9, 2026

@wintonARK @SciGuySpace We’re still going to Mars and the timeframe for building a self-growing city there is still about the same at 20 to 30 years. It’s possible that revenue from lunar activities might actually accelerate Mars.

2.5K likes207 RT172 replies
Jan 7, 2020

@annerajb @waitbutwhy Looks like a thin, flat, round UFO on a stick. Starlink Terminal has motors to self-adjust optimal angle to view sky. Instructions are simply: - Plug in socket - Point at sky These instructions work in either order. No training required.

2.5K likes219 RT203 replies
Apr 17, 2021

@WholeMarsBlog Essentially, passive Autopilot (car intervenes only when crash probability is high) cuts crashes in half. Active Autopilot (car is driving itself) cuts crashes in half again. Doesn’t mean there are no crashes, but, on balance, Autopilot is unequivocally safer.

2.5K likes250 RT155 replies
Oct 18, 2025

RT @elonmusk: @WholeMarsBlog They will switch from claiming that Tesla self-driving is fake to Tesla self-driving is unfairly good

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Jun 20, 2025

RT @SawyerMerritt: Tesla: Saving lives with Full Self-Driving Neuralink: Improving lives with game-changing brain chips SpaceX/Starlink:…

0 likes1.5K RT0 replies
Dec 18, 2024

@WholeMarsBlog There will be some buying of cars for individual ownership, but self-driving cars will be >90% of miles driven

1.8K likes178 RT152 replies
Nov 24, 2023

@WholeMarsBlog That part doesn’t matter. Synthetic data generation and accurate evaluation, ie recursive self-improvement, is more likely.

1.8K likes131 RT194 replies
May 7, 2025

RT @DimaZeniuk: ELON MUSK: “We have a long way to go. It's about creating a self-sustaining city on Mars. The fundamental fork in the road…

0 likes1.4K RT0 replies
Mar 11, 2021

@WholeMarsBlog Like @CyberpunkGame, but *with* self-driving haha

2.4K likes94 RT101 replies
Jun 25, 2025

RT @Starlink: Starlink is designed for self-installation and connects to high-speed internet in minutes 🛰️🏡

0 likes1.3K RT0 replies
Feb 19, 2025

@TheGigaCast @SawyerMerritt @farzyness @WholeMarsBlog @WOLF_Financial Within a few years, almost no one will want a car without full self-driving

1.7K likes158 RT204 replies
May 1, 2025

RT @WholeMarsBlog: Somewhere along the way, quietly without anyone noticing, my Tesla became fully self-driving. I just dropped my friend…

0 likes1.3K RT0 replies
Feb 10, 2026

RT @tetsuoai: SpaceX just officially shifted its #1 priority to building a self-growing city on the Moon. Not a base. Not an outpost. A cit…

0 likes1.2K RT0 replies
Nov 20, 2020

@mirojurcevic @TashaARK This is a misperception. SpaceX developed & continues to use lidar for Dragon docking with @Space_Station. Just pointless imo for self-driving. If you’re going to do active photon generation, use an occlusion penetrating wavelength, like precision radar at ~4mm.

2.1K likes87 RT103 replies
Feb 13, 2025

RT @MarioNawfal: STARLINK DISHES LAUGH IN THE FACE OF WINTER! Starlink doesn’t flinch in freezing weather or snowstorms! Its self-heating…

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Aug 7, 2025

RT @DimaZeniuk: “If civilization collapses before Mars becomes self-sustaining, then nothing else matters. Human consciousness is gone.” —…

0 likes1.1K RT0 replies
Jul 21, 2025

@Scobleizer @blevlabs It’s annoying that all these AI companies call themselves “labs” as though that’s a good thing. SpaceX makes more cutting edge breakthroughs than any aerospace university lab on Earth and doesn’t call itself a lab.

1.5K likes129 RT179 replies
Nov 7, 2019

@flcnhvy The economics have to be something like that to build a self-sustaining city on Mars

1.9K likes85 RT42 replies
Mar 5, 2025

RT @RepHaridopolos: President Trump said it himself: We’re going to lead humanity into space and plant the American flag on MARS! https:/…

0 likes990 RT0 replies
Feb 10, 2025

RT @DimaZeniuk: “We need to transfer about 1,000,000 tons of cargo to make Mars self-sustainable.” — Elon Musk https://t.co/Wq0oxIGu2w

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Jan 16, 2020

@SPEXcast @SciGuySpace What’s amazing is how non-linear the effect of gravity is. Starship can travel by itself from surface of Mars to surface of Earth, but requires massive booster on Earth with orbital refilling to get to Mars, which is ~38% of Earth gravity.

1.7K likes108 RT65 replies
Jun 15, 2015

To be clear, SpaceX is supporting a student design competition for STEM, not trying to build Hyperloop itself. Other cos are doing latter.

958 likes413 RT74 replies
Aug 3, 2025

RT @Starlink: Starlink provides reliable high-speed home internet and is designed for self-installation 🛰️🏠

0 likes909 RT0 replies
Nov 8, 2019

@teslaownersSV @flcnhvy No, in the beginning, assuming you even make it there alive, Mars will be far more dangerous & difficult than Earth & take decades of hard labor to make self-sufficient. That’s the sales pitch. Want to go?

1.2K likes110 RT177 replies
Oct 10, 2025

RT @WholeMarsBlog: With Self-Driving 14.1, your Tesla can now drive you into a mall parking garage and park, and then exit on its own. H…

0 likes790 RT0 replies
Nov 13, 2025

RT @WholeMarsBlog: Tesla Self-Driving 14 is finally smooth! Here's my first drive with the latest build, 14.1.7. https://t.co/kk7TSqiZ5e

0 likes746 RT0 replies
Dec 29, 2023

@shaunmmaguire It just in order to build a self-sustaining city on Mars

998 likes72 RT114 replies
Mar 8, 2026

RT @EricJorgenson: If you ever feel sad about the future, try one of two things: - look up "SpaceX rocket landing itself" - or go ride in…

0 likes710 RT0 replies
Jan 30, 2026

RT @EvaFox: Elon Musk: Starlink is going to do a tremendous amount of good “Starlink is good in and of itself. The Starlink system provide…

0 likes673 RT0 replies
Aug 26, 2020

@PPathole @Erdayastronaut @dauqhx @universal_sci Mars is easier than the moon for propellant production. Could get going with only one ship, where the ship itself is the propellant plant. Needs to make ~2 tons/day.

1.1K likes71 RT50 replies
Jan 25, 2026

RT @teslaownersSV: THE KEY BRANCHING POINT FOR HUMANITY: ELON MUSK ON WHY MARS MUST BE SELF-SUSTAINING Don’t get complacent—Elon just drop…

0 likes644 RT0 replies
May 12, 2025

RT @MarioNawfal: ELON: WE HAVE TO BUILD A SELF-SUSTAINING CITY ON MARS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE “The important thing is that we build a self…

0 likes543 RT0 replies
Oct 1, 2019

@OranMaliphant @Erdayastronaut @AngelNDevil2 @MarkChica @FutureJurvetson @bluemoondance74 @SpaceX That’s about right, except no sensors. Tile itself is the sensor as it will partially ablate where too hot & have to be replaced.

971 likes33 RT39 replies
Oct 13, 2024Viral spike

The tower has caught the rocket!! https://t.co/CPXsHJBdUh

1.2M likes145.6K RT46.7K replies
Mar 19, 2026

RT @wholemars: I estimate that Tesla self-driving has already prevented more than 100 fatalities and well over 3,000 crashes. https://t.co/… null

0 likes438 RT0 replies
Dec 1, 2018

@johnkrausphotos Incoming rocket & fairing probably visible, but landing itself is over the horizon

767 likes28 RT28 replies
Oct 13, 2024Viral spike

Starship rocket booster caught by tower https://t.co/aOQmSkt6YE

895.5K likes97.2K RT26.4K replies
Feb 21, 2019

@benoitdenayer @navincho @katlinegrey Essentially, yes. Great engineering talent, but should focus on reusable rockets for purpose of a permanent human base on the moon and self-sustaining city on Mars.

631 likes26 RT30 replies
Oct 16, 2024Viral spike

Great energy from @SpaceX fans in Mexico https://t.co/R695MUaicc

740.0K likes65.2K RT16.9K replies
May 18, 2024Viral spike

Falcon going to orbit as seen from ocean https://t.co/Dclhju24ya

897.9K likes57.9K RT17.9K replies
Feb 12, 2024Viral spike

But then I started thinking about Mars

711.0K likes38.8K RT20.2K replies
Nov 15, 2024Viral spike

Great video of Starship Super Heavy Booster landing as seen from Mexico! 🇲🇽 https://t.co/R695MUaicc

721.0K likes67.0K RT23.4K replies
Apr 19, 2024Viral spike

We should send rockets not at each other, but rather to the stars https://t.co/h4apedUrsU

769.2K likes72.1K RT33.8K replies
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