The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center loop “will not be able to move anywhere near the number of people LVCC wants, and that TBC agreed to,” reports TechCrunch. The LVCC wanted transit that could move up to 4,400 people every hour between exhibition halls and parking lots on the Los Vegas Strip. According to planning files reviewed by TechCrunch, “the…
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Elon Musk’s ‘Boring Company’ Finishes Digging Second Tunnel in Las Vegas
“Not all of Elon Musk’s projects have been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic,” writes Bloomberg. Slashdot reader Charlotte Web quotes Popular Mechanics: After a year’s worth of digging, Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has completed the second tunnel for its underground people-mover system at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It’s keeping in step with an anticipated opening date in January 2021…
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Tunnel Is Nearly 50 Percent Complete
According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Elon Musk’s Boring Company is now about 50% complete with its underground tunnel. It’s about six football fields in length. Teslarati reports: The Boring Company officially started tunneling for the people mover after a ceremonial groundbreaking event on November 15. In just two months, the project is nearly halfway completed. The company’s…
Elon Musk Says ‘The Boring Company’ Will Launch in China This Month
“Elon Musk wants to drill holes in China,” reports TechCrunch:
Musk is due to speak at an AI conference, called the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, taking place in Shanghai on August 29-31. Replying to a tweet about the event he announced: “Will also be launching The Boring Company China on this trip.” Another Twitter user chipped into the conversation to ask whether…
‘Boring Company’ Video Suggests Company Is Abandoning Underground Rails
An anonymous reader quotes Business Insider: Shortly after news broke that Elon Musk’s Boring Company landed its first tunnel-building project in Las Vegas, it released a video of two Teslas racing in its tunnel near Los Angeles — one using the roads, and the other using a Boring Company tunnel. The Tesla in the tunnel took one minute and 36 seconds…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Wins Contract To Build Las Vegas Tunnel
Elon Musk’s Boring Company now has a paying customer. “Late Wednesday, the board of directors of the Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority voted to grant a $48,675,000 contract to the Boring Company to build a 0.83-mile, three-station version of the company’s Loop mass-transit system inside of Vegas’ sprawling, revamped convention center, which is currently under construction,” reports Wired. From the…