What is Musk building?
Not cars or rockets: intelligence, robots, energy, mass in motion and a second planet. Each measured as such, with the money as the drilldown.
The tech tree
Every idea that worked, at the power his companies ran when it launched, on the Kardashev scale. Energy →
Each dot an idea that worked, at the power his companies ran when it launched. Each step up the scale is ten times the power.
AGI
Grok against the best model from every lab, on the index that sums up the benchmarks. Every benchmark →
The frontier, and where Grok sits
Epoch AI’s capabilities index: every frontier model at release, the best to date, and Grok’s best to date.
Robotics
Machines that act on their own: cars that drive themselves, robotaxis, humanoids. Robotics →
Autonomy, measured
Self-driven miles and robotaxi fleets against the field.
Energy
The power of everything his companies run, against humanity’s. Energy →
On the Kardashev scale
Power under his companies’ control against humanity’s, log scale, with the Kardashev number.
Mass
Everything they have built, by weight and by distance from Earth. Mass →
Mass and power, by distance from Earth
Underground to the left, then the surface, orbit, the Moon and beyond on a log scale; up, mass; area, power.
Multiplanetary
The road to Mars, and how far it has moved. Mars and satellites →
The Mars plan, as it moved
Each version of the plan: when he said it, and the year it named for cargo and for people.
How it fits together
Each idea feeds others: launches, supplies, funds, powers, builds on. Every idea →
How his ideas feed each other
Each circle an idea, sized by what it earns, coloured by company; each line a documented link. Hover an idea to light its links; drag to move it.
Money
What it earns and what it keeps: the drilldown. Financials →
Operating profit and losses
Each company’s operating income each year; beneath, the running total since 2010.