This is the BEST Tesla factory tour on the Internet !! Clear audio, sharp video, and no high speed flashs of operations ... And great music and to top it off, nice Editing !! I must watch it again
Its a hard place to film and not all footage works out, that is why a lot of people choose to do those quick flashy things so you can't see how much they messed up with the camera. People want to see it all though so I chose to ignore those mistakes and put as much in there and give the tour in order as much as possible. (which it wan't for us). I'm really glad you liked the video and the editing techniques! Thank you! :)
Like Zachary said mad props Chanan and love how you let the robots do their thing while injecting insight and informed opinion on the nature of their operations. As someone who works in clean room robotics your last tidbit about networking and real-time image analysis was the best part of the entire video!!
It is. Pretty wild to watch in person. Nice of Tesla to give us a thorough tour and let us film. Much more in text here: cleantechnica.com/tag/tesla-fremont-factory/
That factory is a engineering marvel! It blows my mind to think about what the next factory is going to be like, when they take everything they have learned here to the next level. Tesla are just amazing at doing something and then taking action to implement improvements based on past learnings!
Make sure to watch Parts 1 & 2. Bonus video coming too. Not sure what it will include. This is Chanan's baby and he does wonders with the raw footage. :D
I think the small comparisons of how Tesla does the small things (bolt drops/counts/photos)_. is where your videos really shine. It's the Tesla difference that so many of us admire and follow. It's why so many of us chose EVs and gave up on ICE vehicles. It's why we support Tesla's continued growth plan.
Excellent work! My buddy works there as a test engineer and I've been wanting to see the inside forever. Thanks and congrats on your channel growing so quickly! Subbed!
I think that part 3 is the best video, i have not seen the bonus episodes. But of the orginal pland episodes, is this best, becase we can se the hole assembly. The commentsating guy did a great job, of commenting and describing it all in details, and even say the part of production line you don't get footage of.
Thank you. We *barely* got the opportunity to film. Got the invite (after much asking) to go on a special tour and interview Jerome Guillen (articles coming), but almost didn't get permission to film (I think mostly due to our lack of previous work in that realm). Took a chance anyway - Chanan flew over from Netherlands and brought a ton of equipment. Good choice. :D
"there is no equal human to Elon Musk on our Planet at this time" Really? Do you have an altar at home with a Elon Musk picture, burning candles and a dish full of batteries as a offering to your God? That is plain cult of personality for dummies...Unbelievable!
Now have an article up with a real-world comparison: cleantechnica.com/2019/06/13/why-teslas-solar-roof-is-a-bargain-at-53-of-the-price-of-a-roof-electricity-cleantechnica-analysis/
Great set of videos, I agree with others who say this is the best set of Tesla factory videos. I really like your low-key narration. But I agree with others that much of what you see is common in manufacturing. The data collection they are doing is called SPC (Statistical Process Control). What is important is not just collecting the data but acting on it quickly to control process variations. Anyway, great work. Subscribed.
Thanks! Our understand from checking with them about this is that they are the only automaker with this detailed a level of parts/production tracking - and system was built in-house.
We weren't allowed to directly quote (or name) people, but we have several long articles summarizing details and big takeaways: cleantechnica.com/tag/tesla-fremont-factory/ And, yes, I make a lot of jokes. :D
Great video and explaining the steps. It would be great if Tesla would let you do the Giga factory and Shanghai to show how many advances they have made. They really are the learn by doing model as they are blowing the competition away!
This is the most detailed Tesla factory video I have seen. Very interesting to learn about the video assessment of the networked robots. Sound a bit like the AI they use for autonomous driving. Thanks for your efforts. Look forward to the extended tour you mentioned you might be able to do in the future.
The bigger the channel gets the better our chances but for now we will focus on other locations (including other Tesla locations). We are very glad to hear that people liked the videos, thank you! :)
I did also like that the the lower part with battery module, drive (motor and wheel shaft and wheels) is mounted on the body. That you don't speed it upp or cut somthing out.👌🏼
Impressive...we want more! Maybe Gig1/Gig2/Gig3 (when it’s done)?! Would love to see a video on how they build and ship the waves of 3 overseas as well.
Interesting. An analysis of the amount and quality of automation compared to other manufacturers would be interesting. It looks about the same in terms of amount of automation, but we didn't see the final assembly line. Robots have been welding car bodies since the 1980s.
@@kuba729It is the reason why they have the panel gaps. They need more robots or less robots and humans to check for panel gaps. Those robots are big so limited amount can be used, and humans can't be in that same line for them to get hurt. I think we have to live with panel gaps until they improve the process. I hear it is getting better. Tesla never sit by and let the thing go unimproved. If it can be improved, then they will try to make it better.
incredible job. thanks for the hard work. loved the music. I think your story really shows the innovation in manufacturing that is occurring. does every model three built go through this portion. I am confused about the third line in the tent. I am guessing that is for final assembly, which does not include these steps in the production process. Do I have that about right?
Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to film in the sprung structure so we are not completely sure. My hunch is that GA4 includes pre-marriage manual assembly and post-marriage manual assembly, more on that (hopefully) in a bonus video
Well done! When you use music could you make sure that is not interfering with speech. Some of us find it harder to her speech when there’s music playing as well. Make the music really really soft.
Best videos of Fremont I've seen. Thank you! Wish you had access to Gigafactory 3 so we could watch the progress of its everyday construction and the building of their new production lines as well as battery production lines. Would be great for us as well as future history buffs. Would ELON help finance your expenses if he maintained control over your material to insure protection of any company secrets? Why don't you ask him?
I have been to the 3 Series Plant in Munich. There is also definitely a lot of robots going but from what i have seen the Model 3 line is more automated... But i haven't been to the Tesla factory so it's hard to tell...
@@Refaldooloo Yup. I'm an engineer that used to work in automotive. Tesla has a nice factory. But honestly I didn't see a single thing that I haven't seen 20 years ago in other automotive factorises. I was surprised on how slow the marriage process was. It looks like nearly a 90 second cycle. Yikes no wonder Tesla needs 4 assembly lines to make decent volume!
When will the paint shop in Germany start painting? Plus will the cars be shipped back here in the USA and then sold? Plus what makes their paint shop better? Thank you for your video! Roger
3:01 Fasten something near the front disc by hand 3:05 Route a cable near the front disc 3:13 Pull down a tool/instrument and join cables over the battery pack
Cool visual! Nice content. Please add a bit of background music for a less stiff viewing experience. Also try to relax a bit when on camera. You look stressed and stiff. But great content overall. ...Just some constructive critism. EDIT: you were more relaxed in the one. Nice! Still missing some music. 😝
I worked in many ford plants in the detroit area and everything shown in this video and previous videos is the same industry standard implemented within the last 20 years. The only thing different is the shiny red paint. Ford also has automated trains that pull 5-10 racks at a time around the stamping plants and has error proofing for every single screw/wire sensors and takes pictures within every process through out the whole assembly process. If a certain wire or screw is not within a spec of the camera or torque of the gun/drill/weld is too tight or too loose or stripped it will deny and fail the part and show up on the proofing screen as failed and will stop the line for the part/car to be scrapped.
Nice series and cool insights on Tesla. Their approach is awesome and this will eventually result in producing best quality cars. But how come there is still some inconsistency and flaws. My model 3 (2 weeks old) had the back doors not perfectly aligned and small gaps in the dashboard. If precision is that high how is that still possible?
Great work getting that tour and filming all that. I was wondering if you could consider uploading an edit of just the robots working with the original sound? Subscribed 👌🏻
Most assembly line robots made in the last 10-15 years can change tools. It's optional head and not everyone would pay for it. KUKA and Festo could also be connected in a network or Cloud. Festo has models with camera and accelerometers data stored in database for over 10 years now. Tesla factory has many unique features you haven't touched, instead talking nonsense. In fact, Tesla acquired Grohman 2-3 years ago, a German robot company, to be up-to-date with robot assembly lines.
@@KyleField I guess you need to find a balance. If you ask 100 viewers, they'll likely give you 100 different answers. I don't want to impose my interests and opinion on what is important to be shown. Overall you're doing a good job. The only thing I'm not happy with is the unchecked facts you present. There is nothing wrong being a Tesla fan, but please, make a quick research before narrating the video and not only check your facts, but see what's in the discussions and forums, what's the hot topics. I know for a fact, showing the battery assembly line would be a viral video, especially now after they acquired Maxwell, but not sure if you'll be granted access to this part of the factory. Keep it up!
@@KyleField Great! I suggest you familiarize with the processes beforehand and include a little history of the development since 2015. As others mentioned, an interview with the engineers on site will be a great addition too. Good luck to your team!
Very interesting footage, thank you! When other car factories are shown, especially in promotional videos, they often look more streamlined -- like something from the "Terminator" movie. For example a clip: "2018 Skoda Octavia Production". I wonder if it is because the promo clips pick the flashiest part to show, and production only _seems_ more streamlined? Or are different car factories actually organised so differently?
Usually most videos make it as flashy as possible for clicks and views. Our priorities are a bit different, we want to inform people instead, show them what it's really like. :)
So why is the quality so much differen? We got Model 3 or S without Paint at the bumpers. Bad fitted Roofs, bad fitted Bumpers and so on. Is there no control? I don´t think so.
This is the BEST Tesla factory tour on the Internet !! Clear audio, sharp video, and no high speed flashs of operations ... And great music and to top it off, nice Editing !! I must watch it again
Thank you. Full props to Chanan. :D
And we should chat someday about how this came about. Sort of wild. :D
Its a hard place to film and not all footage works out, that is why a lot of people choose to do those quick flashy things so you can't see how much they messed up with the camera. People want to see it all though so I chose to ignore those mistakes and put as much in there and give the tour in order as much as possible. (which it wan't for us). I'm really glad you liked the video and the editing techniques! Thank you! :)
@@ZacharyShahan - Yes, great job on the editing and explanation. It helps those of us interested in how automation works with Tesla. Thanks.
Like Zachary said mad props Chanan and love how you let the robots do their thing while injecting insight and informed opinion on the nature of their operations. As someone who works in clean room robotics your last tidbit about networking and real-time image analysis was the best part of the entire video!!
Tesla's automation is mind-boggling! Thanks for such a high quality video and all the voice-over technical details.
Not much different than every other auto manufacturers. Sorry.
@@ghostmofo5829… that doesn’t it’s not mind-boggling. Dick.
This is the best tesla factory video I have seen thanks. !
Thank you!
Some of that asssembly was wowee! Pretty sure there was a bit of stuff there that legacy auto manufacturers don't [and can't] do. Thank you.
Rambler Andy. Welcome to 1990, long before Elon came along.
Well they did kinda talk about that with the cameras and tools towards the end
The tech to build tech is just amazing.
And improving all the time
It is. Pretty wild to watch in person. Nice of Tesla to give us a thorough tour and let us film. Much more in text here: cleantechnica.com/tag/tesla-fremont-factory/
great video
Thank you so much. Great tour !
That factory is a engineering marvel! It blows my mind to think about what the next factory is going to be like, when they take everything they have learned here to the next level. Tesla are just amazing at doing something and then taking action to implement improvements based on past learnings!
Gotta agree, you did a good job describing the build process.
Never get enough footage of Tesla Fremont or GF.
indeed
Awesome factory video, thank you!
One of the awesome sights you see in the factory... #TeslaLife
Thank you one million times !
Very nice! I wish it was longer!! :) Good job guys!
Make sure to watch Parts 1 & 2.
Bonus video coming too. Not sure what it will include. This is Chanan's baby and he does wonders with the raw footage. :D
@@ZacharyShahan I did of course! :)
I think the small comparisons of how Tesla does the small things (bolt drops/counts/photos)_. is where your videos really shine. It's the Tesla difference that so many of us admire and follow. It's why so many of us chose EVs and gave up on ICE vehicles. It's why we support Tesla's continued growth plan.
Excellent work! My buddy works there as a test engineer and I've been wanting to see the inside forever. Thanks and congrats on your channel growing so quickly! Subbed!
Thank you, you guys made a great video. I really enjoyed watching
this was incredibleeeeee
I think that part 3 is the best video, i have not seen the bonus episodes.
But of the orginal pland episodes, is this best, becase we can se the hole assembly.
The commentsating guy did a great job, of commenting and describing it all in details, and even say the part of production line you don't get footage of.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. This video made my 2019.
:D
Thank you! You rock. :D
I am so glad to hear that, thank you! :D
Do has your 2019 been so miserable?
we need more!!
Super great episode! Thanks for not putting music behind your commentary, and for showing the full marriage. Awesome!
You guys did awesome!
Thank you. We *barely* got the opportunity to film. Got the invite (after much asking) to go on a special tour and interview Jerome Guillen (articles coming), but almost didn't get permission to film (I think mostly due to our lack of previous work in that realm). Took a chance anyway - Chanan flew over from Netherlands and brought a ton of equipment. Good choice. :D
great work on this tour
You guys are a pretty new UA-cam channel with not a lot of videos but they are really good. Keep up the good work.
Thank you and yep we just started out but a lot more is coming! :)
Inspiring! Those are amazing robots!!! Makes my heart race and arms tingle every time I watch a Tesla video
Your doing a fine job 👍 on these video that you are sharing with us. Thank you
Great and perfect clip. Congratulations. Thank You.
And: At this point, there is no equal human to Elon Musk
on our Planet at this time. Kind regards.
Elon Musk is the irl Tony Stark
"there is no equal human to Elon Musk
on our Planet at this time" Really? Do you have an altar at home with a Elon Musk picture, burning candles and a dish full of batteries as a offering to your God? That is plain cult of personality for dummies...Unbelievable!
Really enjoy watching the whole part 1 to 3, especially the engineering, robotics, automation and assembly of the Tesla model 3. I want a Tesla 🇲🇾
We are so glad to hear it! What do you think should we release one that combines the 3?
@@cleantechnica I believe everyone would love to watch it again. That would be a yes for me. Thanks for your reply.
@@cleantechnica Yes. I could watch a whole movie with this excellent footage.
A video of the S and X line would also be cool, these videos are awesome
That was way cool CT. Thank you for some excellent footage. Amazing.
I'm really glad you liked it! :)
Cool, glad I finally found you. Thanks for sharing)))
Great job! Thank you!
Absolutely great content!
Thank you! :)
Thank you :D
MORE! MUST HAVE MORE!
Could you please have a look at different types of solar panels? E.g. classic ones vs tesla roof and their adv disadv and future
Absolutely! That is planned for a month or so from now, we are still waiting for the right equipment to arrive for that
Now have an article up with a real-world comparison: cleantechnica.com/2019/06/13/why-teslas-solar-roof-is-a-bargain-at-53-of-the-price-of-a-roof-electricity-cleantechnica-analysis/
Great set of videos, I agree with others who say this is the best set of Tesla factory videos. I really like your low-key narration. But I agree with others that much of what you see is common in manufacturing. The data collection they are doing is called SPC (Statistical Process Control). What is important is not just collecting the data but acting on it quickly to control process variations.
Anyway, great work. Subscribed.
Thanks!
Our understand from checking with them about this is that they are the only automaker with this detailed a level of parts/production tracking - and system was built in-house.
Thank you! I love the marriage portion
I came back here again after the tesla Q3 2019 earning release. 22.8% margin - all in these automatic assembly lines. Nice work, CleanTechnica.
Great Video! Have a good one!!
fantastic video
loved it thanks for sharing
Would loved to have heard that conversation with the engineers!
Well we made sure to include as much of the info that they told us as possible so all you really missed are Zach's jokes :D
We weren't allowed to directly quote (or name) people, but we have several long articles summarizing details and big takeaways: cleantechnica.com/tag/tesla-fremont-factory/
And, yes, I make a lot of jokes. :D
They were trying to decide what’s for lunch
This is why I love Tesla! It will be valued at trillion USD in the near future.
Blown...!!! my mind...!!
Machine learning Neural net for the factory robots, now that is cool (and totally makes sense)
Epic video. More please...
Super stoked to see how Tesla uses robot armies to mass produce their cars. I'm adding more Tesla stock tommorow. Thanks for sharing 👍
the raw the better, good work brother!
Very good filming and narration. Thanks for all your great work !
That was awesome. I hope you’ll do more!!
Wonderful video. Thanks for uploading!
Hello. I've watched a couple of your videos...good content and SUPER informative and interesting...keep up the good work!
Great video and explaining the steps. It would be great if Tesla would let you do the Giga factory and Shanghai to show how many advances they have made. They really are the learn by doing model as they are blowing the competition away!
I used to live in Fremont California in the 1970's and toured the New Fremont GM production plant when it became operational.
This is the most detailed Tesla factory video I have seen. Very interesting to learn about the video assessment of the networked robots. Sound a bit like the AI they use for autonomous driving. Thanks for your efforts. Look forward to the extended tour you mentioned you might be able to do in the future.
The bigger the channel gets the better our chances but for now we will focus on other locations (including other Tesla locations). We are very glad to hear that people liked the videos, thank you! :)
CleanTechnica You need to go to the Ford truck plant.
@@justbecause9645 will add it to the list and look into it :)
Great, great videos.....thanks a lot.
I did not see the drive train and body assembly anywhere else. Good coverage.
Nice video sir I hope you can make more soon. In other product as well
I did also like that the the lower part with battery module, drive (motor and wheel shaft and wheels) is mounted on the body. That you don't speed it upp or cut somthing out.👌🏼
Really interesting, thanks.
thank you ! great job
Impressive...we want more! Maybe Gig1/Gig2/Gig3 (when it’s done)?! Would love to see a video on how they build and ship the waves of 3 overseas as well.
Interesting. An analysis of the amount and quality of automation compared to other manufacturers would be interesting. It looks about the same in terms of amount of automation, but we didn't see the final assembly line. Robots have been welding car bodies since the 1980s.
I got chills at 4:16
everything about Tesla is just perfect.
Panel gaps also?
@@kuba729It is the reason why they have the panel gaps. They need more robots or less robots and humans to check for panel gaps. Those robots are big so limited amount can be used, and humans can't be in that same line for them to get hurt. I think we have to live with panel gaps until they improve the process. I hear it is getting better. Tesla never sit by and let the thing go unimproved. If it can be improved, then they will try to make it better.
Haha...you're still stuck up with panel gaps. Look beyond the small things!
Hardly.
Nikola Tesla They keep simplifying the options but they aren’t getting any faster.
Mind Blown
So hype and still the robots cant make gaps look even.
incredible job. thanks for the hard work. loved the music. I think your story really shows the innovation in manufacturing that is occurring.
does every model three built go through this portion. I am confused about the third line in the tent. I am guessing that is for final assembly, which does not include these steps in the production process. Do I have that about right?
Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to film in the sprung structure so we are not completely sure. My hunch is that GA4 includes pre-marriage manual assembly and post-marriage manual assembly, more on that (hopefully) in a bonus video
That is a complete line I believe. Parts come in and car comes out. The tent assembly line was used to test new processes and improve the other lines.
I love this stuff, great content and analysis!!
Glenn
Very cool
And here we can see skynet producing T-1000 in disguise
That s really crazy smart
Well done!
When you use music could you make sure that is not interfering with speech. Some of us find it harder to her speech when there’s music playing as well. Make the music really really soft.
That is exactly our intention, we currently have no plans to put background music behind speech. :)
Best videos of Fremont I've seen. Thank you! Wish you had access to Gigafactory 3 so we could watch the progress of its everyday construction and the building of their new production lines as well as battery production lines. Would be great for us as well as future history buffs. Would ELON help finance your expenses if he maintained control over your material to insure protection of any company secrets? Why don't you ask him?
Tesla is attempting to redesign manufacturing, the story is so much bigger then electric cars.
People don't get it.
That is amazing
This is better than porn. Go Tesla! Great video.
beautiful
Pls give us more footage great video
Very nice!
I'd love to see the same for a modern Toyota factory and a modern BMW or Audi factory
Who knows, that might happen on this channel, subscribe and find out ;)
I have been to the 3 Series Plant in Munich. There is also definitely a lot of robots going but from what i have seen the Model 3 line is more automated... But i haven't been to the Tesla factory so it's hard to tell...
@@meamzcs It's not much different than any other, like Ford or GM. I work for FANUC body shops
@@Refaldooloo Yup. I'm an engineer that used to work in automotive. Tesla has a nice factory. But honestly I didn't see a single thing that I haven't seen 20 years ago in other automotive factorises. I was surprised on how slow the marriage process was. It looks like nearly a 90 second cycle. Yikes no wonder Tesla needs 4 assembly lines to make decent volume!
@@erikstephens34 and that's when it's working!
When will the paint shop in Germany start painting? Plus will the cars be shipped back here in the USA and then sold? Plus what makes their paint shop better? Thank you for your video! Roger
3:01 Fasten something near the front disc by hand
3:05 Route a cable near the front disc
3:13 Pull down a tool/instrument and join cables over the battery pack
Great content - keep it coming! One critique is that the music is too loud compared to the voiceover.
Cool visual! Nice content. Please add a bit of background music for a less stiff viewing experience. Also try to relax a bit when on camera. You look stressed and stiff. But great content overall. ...Just some constructive critism.
EDIT: you were more relaxed in the one. Nice! Still missing some music. 😝
"Fremont is huge"
Giga Austin has entered the chat
I worked in many ford plants in the detroit area and everything shown in this video and previous videos is the same industry standard implemented within the last 20 years. The only thing different is the shiny red paint. Ford also has automated trains that pull 5-10 racks at a time around the stamping plants and has error proofing for every single screw/wire sensors and takes pictures within every process through out the whole assembly process. If a certain wire or screw is not within a spec of the camera or torque of the gun/drill/weld is too tight or too loose or stripped it will deny and fail the part and show up on the proofing screen as failed and will stop the line for the part/car to be scrapped.
Nice series and cool insights on Tesla. Their approach is awesome and this will eventually result in producing best quality cars.
But how come there is still some inconsistency and flaws. My model 3 (2 weeks old) had the back doors not perfectly aligned and small gaps in the dashboard. If precision is that high how is that still possible?
4:05 to get into the meat. :] Great work. Subbed.
Great work getting that tour and filming all that. I was wondering if you could consider uploading an edit of just the robots working with the original sound?
Subscribed 👌🏻
@6'36" what's with all the dropped screws on the ground ?
Most assembly line robots made in the last 10-15 years can change tools. It's optional head and not everyone would pay for it. KUKA and Festo could also be connected in a network or Cloud. Festo has models with camera and accelerometers data stored in database for over 10 years now.
Tesla factory has many unique features you haven't touched, instead talking nonsense. In fact, Tesla acquired Grohman 2-3 years ago, a German robot company, to be up-to-date with robot assembly lines.
What are the cool pieces that we should cover? Everyone has different interests...
@@KyleField I guess you need to find a balance. If you ask 100 viewers, they'll likely give you 100 different answers. I don't want to impose my interests and opinion on what is important to be shown. Overall you're doing a good job. The only thing I'm not happy with is the unchecked facts you present. There is nothing wrong being a Tesla fan, but please, make a quick research before narrating the video and not only check your facts, but see what's in the discussions and forums, what's the hot topics. I know for a fact, showing the battery assembly line would be a viral video, especially now after they acquired Maxwell, but not sure if you'll be granted access to this part of the factory. Keep it up!
@@111chicane We plan to cover the battery lines, but they are in a different factory, in a different state. We'll get there :)
@@KyleField Great! I suggest you familiarize with the processes beforehand and include a little history of the development since 2015.
As others mentioned, an interview with the engineers on site will be a great addition too.
Good luck to your team!
Very interesting footage, thank you!
When other car factories are shown, especially in promotional videos, they often look more streamlined -- like something from the "Terminator" movie.
For example a clip: "2018 Skoda Octavia Production".
I wonder if it is because the promo clips pick the flashiest part to show, and production only _seems_ more streamlined? Or are different car factories actually organised so differently?
Usually most videos make it as flashy as possible for clicks and views. Our priorities are a bit different, we want to inform people instead, show them what it's really like. :)
Holy fukn shit!! GM probably saw this video then went out and laid everyone off!!
Good video, but could use some more footage of other assembly areas.
Nice!!
So why is the quality so much differen? We got Model 3 or S without Paint at the bumpers. Bad fitted Roofs, bad fitted Bumpers and so on. Is there no control? I don´t think so.
Great!
F--king yes, moar.