Summary: This week in My Tesla Podcast meet Chris a former Tesla technician and new model 3 owner<br> News<br> *Updates on taking Tesla Private<br> *Model 3 production and sales updates<br> *Tesla to open source some of the security software for autopilot<br> *99% of US population within 150miles of a supercharger<br> *Tesla hires another designer from Volvo<br> <br> <br> Looking to purchase a Tesla Model S, X or Performance Model 3. Get free supercharging with my referral code:<br> <a href="https://ts.la/paul73599">https://ts.la/paul73599</a><br> <br> <br> Thanks to our sponsor <a href="https://www.sportstop.com/">SportStop.com</a><br> Get the latest <a href="https://www.sportstop.com/mens-lacrosse/heads">men’s lacrosse heads.</a><br> <br> <br> Sources:<br> Elon Musk Letter about going Private:<br> <a href="https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-taking-tesla-private?redirect=no" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-taking-tesla-private?redirect=no</a><br> <br> Tesla press release about forming Special Committee about going private:<br> <a href="http://ir.tesla.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tesla-announces-formation-special-committee-evaluate-potential" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">http://ir.tesla.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tesla-announces-formation-special-committee-evaluate-potential</a><br> <br> 7 charts on Model 3 sales. Jan-Jul 2018:<br> <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/06/7-charts-tesla-model-3-vs-the-competition-us-sales/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/06/7-charts-tesla-model-3-vs-the-competition-us-sales/</a><br> <br> Elon says Tesla with Open-Source for security:<br> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/elon-musk-tesla-open-source-self-driving-safety.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/elon-musk-tesla-open-source-self-driving-safety.html</a><br> <br> Almost all Tesla stolen in US have been recovered:<br> <a dir="ltr" href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-100-of-teslas-stolen-in-the-us-since-2011-have-been-recovered-2018-08-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nearly-100-of-teslas-stolen-in-the-us-since-2011-have-been-recovered-2018-08-10</a><br> <br> 99% of us population within 150miles of a supercharger:<br> <a href="https://electrek.co/2018/08/10/tesla-supercharger-cover-99-us-population-within-150-miles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" shape="rect">https://electrek.co/2018/08/10/tesla-supercharger-cover-99-us-population-within-150-miles/</a><br> <br> Tesla hires another designer from Volvo:<br> <a dir="ltr" href="https://electrek.co/2018/08/11/tesla-hires-lead-designer-volvo-xc40-suv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://electrek.co/2018/08/11/tesla-hires-lead-designer-volvo-xc40-suv/</a><br> <br>
