ORIGIN // UNRESOLVED

A recurrence has entered the archive.

ACT I 2018.08.07

INCOMING PUBLIC TRANSMISSION

AM CONSIDERING TAKING TESLA PRIVATE AT FUNDING SECURED.

MARKET SIGNAL DETECTED // +6%+

2018 FUNDING SECURED 420

ACT II 2025.06

TESLA ROBOTAXI // AUSTIN // JUNE 2025 30.2672° N / 97.7431° W

RIDE REQUEST // 0000420

ORIGIN: UNKNOWN
DESTINATION: UNKNOWN
VEHICLE: MODEL Y
STATUS: VEHICLE FOUND

LAUNCH FARE

2018 FUNDING SECURED 2025 FARE SECURED

ACT III 2026.09.03

TEXAS AUTOMATED VEHICLE REGISTRY

OPERATOR // TESLA ROBOTAXI, LLC

QUERYING VEHICLE RECORDS_

001

RECORDS RETURNING

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PROTOCOL SNAPSHOT — SEP 03 2026

420 REGISTERED VEHICLES NOT A LIVE COUNT

375 MODEL Y + 45 CYBERCAB = 420

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 CYBERCAB EVENT SCHEDULED // TESLA AUSTIN STATUS: 420 SECURED

THREE RECORDS // ONE RECURRENCE

2018 $ 420

2025 $ 4 . 20

2026 420

THIS ARCHIVE DESIGNATION IS AN EDITORIAL CONSTRUCT

THE 420 PROTOCOL

FUNDING SECURED FARE SECURED FLEET SECURED

PROTOCOL STATUS: SECURED.

$420 2018 $4.20 2025 420 2026

COINCIDENCE: UNRESOLVED

THE 420 PROTOCOL

DOCUMENT ARCHIVE

● PRIMARY ◌ SECONDARY ↻ LIVE ▣ SNAPSHOT

Three documented moments. One editorial pattern. No claim of coordinated intent.

2018 S01 / S01A / S02 / S03 / S04

2025 S05 / S06 / S07 / S07A

2026 S08 / S09 / S10 / S11

2018

S01 ● PRIMARY

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Complaint: SEC v. Elon Musk, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-8865

DATE: PUBLISHED 2018-09-27
TYPE: Government complaint

SUPPORTS

C2018_01 // Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.

C2018_02 // MARKET SIGNAL DETECTED // +6%+

C2018_03 // SEC ENFORCEMENT RECORD // 1:18-cv-8865

CEDIT_01 // $420 → $4.20 → 420

The complaint records the August 7 post, the $420 price, and a greater-than-six-percent rise from the first post to the close.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S01A ● PRIMARY

Elon Musk / X

Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.

DATE: PUBLISHED 2018-08-07
TYPE: Direct social post

SUPPORTS

C2018_01 // Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.

The original post remains directly accessible at this URL.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S02 ● PRIMARY

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Elon Musk Charged With Securities Fraud for Misleading Tweets

DATE: PUBLISHED 2018-09-27
TYPE: Government press release

SUPPORTS

C2018_01 // Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.

C2018_02 // MARKET SIGNAL DETECTED // +6%+

C2018_03 // SEC ENFORCEMENT RECORD // 1:18-cv-8865

The SEC announced securities-fraud charges and said its complaint alleged that the posts caused Tesla shares to jump over six percent.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S03 ● PRIMARY

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge

DATE: PUBLISHED 2018-09-29
TYPE: Government press release

SUPPORTS

C2018_02 // MARKET SIGNAL DETECTED // +6%+

C2018_04 // $20M // $20M // FINAL JUDGMENT

The SEC announced settlements without admission or denial and financial penalties for both Musk and Tesla.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S04 ● PRIMARY

Tesla, Inc. / SEC EDGAR

Form 8-K — Item 8.01, SEC Settlement

DATE: PUBLISHED 2018-10-16
TYPE: Company regulatory filing

SUPPORTS

C2018_04 // $20M // $20M // FINAL JUDGMENT

Tesla's filing records the final judgment and states that Tesla and Elon would each pay a $20 million civil penalty.

OPEN RECORD ↗

2025

S05 ● PRIMARY

Tesla Investor Relations

Q2 2025 Update

DATE: PUBLISHED 2025-07-23
TYPE: Company investor material

SUPPORTS

C2025_01 // TESLA ROBOTAXI // AUSTIN // JUNE 2025

C2025_02 // RIDE REQUEST // VEHICLE FOUND // MODEL Y

CEDIT_01 // $420 → $4.20 → 420

Tesla states that its first Robotaxi service launched in Austin in June with a safety rider and describes its ride-request app.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S06 ● PRIMARY · ↻ LIVE

Tesla

Robotaxi

DATE: ACCESSED 2026-09-03
TYPE: Company product page

SUPPORTS

C2025_02 // RIDE REQUEST // VEHICLE FOUND // MODEL Y

Tesla's changing product page identifies the Robotaxi app and Austin service; it does not preserve the launch fare.

CAUTION // Live page. Current copy may differ from the archived 2025 launch state.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S07 ◌ SECONDARY

Reuters

Tesla rolls out robotaxis in Texas test

DATE: PUBLISHED 2025-06-22
TYPE: Contemporaneous reporting

SUPPORTS

C2025_01 // TESLA ROBOTAXI // AUSTIN // JUNE 2025

C2025_03 // $4.20

Reuters reported a small Austin deployment carrying paying passengers and a $4.20 flat launch fare.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S07A ● PRIMARY

Elon Musk / X

Austin Robotaxi launch and $4.20 flat-fare post

DATE: PUBLISHED 2025-06-22
TYPE: Direct social post

SUPPORTS

C2025_03 // $4.20

CEDIT_01 // $420 → $4.20 → 420

The post says the Austin launch begins that afternoon with customers paying a $4.20 flat fee.

OPEN RECORD ↗

2026

S08 ● PRIMARY · ↻ LIVE

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles / TxMCCS

Tesla Robotaxi, LLC — Automated Motor Vehicles

DATE: ACCESSED 2026-09-03T16:54:00Z
TYPE: Government registry

SUPPORTS

C2026_01 // TEXAS AUTOMATED VEHICLE REGISTRY // TESLA ROBOTAXI, LLC

C2026_02 // 420 REGISTERED // 375 MODEL Y + 45 CYBERCAB

CEDIT_01 // $420 → $4.20 → 420

A complete paginated retrieval reported 420 records: 375 Model Y and 45 Cybercab.

CAUTION // Dynamic registry. The site's 420 record is a frozen September 3 snapshot.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S09 ◌ SECONDARY · ▣ SNAPSHOT

FSD Database

Texas Robotaxi Database

DATE: ACCESSED 2026-09-03
TYPE: TxDMV-derived registry aggregator

SUPPORTS

C2026_01 // TEXAS AUTOMATED VEHICLE REGISTRY // TESLA ROBOTAXI, LLC

C2026_02 // 420 REGISTERED // 375 MODEL Y + 45 CYBERCAB

Its historical fleet table preserves a Tesla Robotaxi count of 420 for September 2.

CAUTION // At access time the live summary was affected by a 20-record pagination anomaly; the historical row remained intact.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S10 ◌ SECONDARY

Reuters

Tesla's Cybercab event set for Thursday, with few details

DATE: PUBLISHED 2026-09-03
TYPE: Contemporaneous reporting

SUPPORTS

C2026_02 // 420 REGISTERED // 375 MODEL Y + 45 CYBERCAB

C2026_03 // WEDNESDAY EVENING // 420 // 45 CYBERCAB

C2026_04 // SEP 03 2026 // CYBERCAB EVENT SCHEDULED // TESLA AUSTIN

CEDIT_01 // $420 → $4.20 → 420

Reuters reported 420 Tesla vehicles in Texas as of Wednesday evening, including 45 Cybercabs, ahead of the Austin event.

OPEN RECORD ↗

S11 ● PRIMARY · ▣ SNAPSHOT

Tesla Events

Cybercab Launch Event

DATE: ACCESSED 2026-09-03
TYPE: Company event page

SUPPORTS

C2026_04 // SEP 03 2026 // CYBERCAB EVENT SCHEDULED // TESLA AUSTIN

Tesla identifies an exclusive Cybercab Launch Event scheduled in Austin, with a timetable ending September 3, 2026.

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FROZEN REGISTRY RECORD

PROTOCOL SNAPSHOT — SEP 03 2026

OPERATOR: Tesla Robotaxi, LLC
TOTAL: 420
MODEL Y: 375
CYBERCAB: 45
RETRIEVED: 2026-09-03T16:54:00Z

The Texas registry changes. This archive never rewrites the historical September 3 snapshot.

THE 420 PROTOCOL

$420 in 2018. $4.20 in 2025. A 420-vehicle Texas registry snapshot on September 3, 2026.

This is documented internet lore, not evidence of coordinated intent.

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