Drone flyovers of Elon Musk’s new Advanced Technology Chip Fab (ATCF) in Texas have been shared on social media. The videos and photos come courtesy of flight instructor and drone videographer Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), who regularly documents the progress of Giga Texas and Starbase projects. Considering that the fab was only announced on March 21 this year, groundwork has been brisk, and in a follow-up post, Tegtmeyer states progress has “hit another gear.”
How does the Advanced Technology Chip fab (joint venture between @Tesla and @SpaceX) look today? Most of the progress is on the main foundation which for now appears rectangular, GeoPiers are at work on the part of the foundation that has had gravel mix placed on the top soil and… pic.twitter.com/bCGjveCqIpJuly 22, 2026