Fort Lauderdale Plans Boring Company Tunnel

The Boring Company has set to secure a new project, a tunnel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that connects the city’s downtown to the beach. Mayor Dean Trantalis announced the plan Tuesday, allowing that other firms have 45 days to submit competing proposals. The Boring Company-built transit system would be called “The Las Olas Loop” and… Continue reading Fort Lauderdale Plans Boring Company Tunnel

Boring Company Pitching Freight Business

A view inside the Boring Company people mover tunnel, under construction beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center Central Halls on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

The Boring Co. is pitching a freight business that would transport containers through tunnels that are 21 feet in diameter, nearly twice as wide as the tunnels it has been digging. According to Bloomberg, which obtained a copy of the pitch: The new pitch for Boring Co.’s planned freight-tunnel business shows three ways that freight… Continue reading Boring Company Pitching Freight Business

Boring Company Opens Vegas Loop

The Boring Company’s people-moving “Loop” be beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center started carrying passengers this week. The $52.5 million tunnel is filled with Tesla vehicles that carry passengers around the 1.7-mile stretch. The construction took about 18 months and was finished about two months ago. The system is ten-times faster than walking around the convention… Continue reading Boring Company Opens Vegas Loop

The Boring Company in Talks for Miami Tunnel Project

Miami is the latest city in talks to use Elon Musk’s tunneling company for an underground transportation project. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez posted a video to Twitter sharing some of the details of The Boring Company’s pitch to the city. “The order of magnitude in terms of savings is significant,” Suarez said in the video.… Continue reading The Boring Company in Talks for Miami Tunnel Project

Musk Planning Party for Boring Company’s Vegas Project

A view inside the Boring Company people mover tunnel, under construction beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center Central Halls on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Elon Musk tweeted Sunday a photo from the Boring Company’s Vegas Loop, saying the company is planning a Fallout-themed grand opening party. The photograph shows Musk and his sons standing in what appears to be the underground station for the Loop. Loop is a high-speed underground public transportation system in which passengers are transported via… Continue reading Musk Planning Party for Boring Company’s Vegas Project

Boring Company Shows Off ‘Tunnel Rave’ in Las Vegas Loop

The Boring Company posted a video that gives an updated look at its Las Vegas Convention Center loop. The video showed a multi-colored light installation pulsing over Tesla vehicles parked underground. In true Vegas fashion, the video was captioned “Tunnel Rave.” The area shown in the video is expected to be a passenger station. And,… Continue reading Boring Company Shows Off ‘Tunnel Rave’ in Las Vegas Loop

The Boring Company is Planning a Texas Tunnel

Job postings show that The Boring Company is adding personnel in Austin, which is where Tesla is currently building a factory. The Boring Company tweeted a link to the jobs Monday, adding that ‘”Austin Chalk” is geologically one of best soils for tunneling.”‘ The job postings include jobs such as electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, business… Continue reading The Boring Company is Planning a Texas Tunnel

Officials Vote to Expand Boring Company Tunnels in Las Vegas

The Boring Company’s project in Las Vegas received Wednesday a vote for expansion by county officials. Bloomberg reported that the Clark County Commission approved two additional tunnels connecting hotels with the Las Vegas Convention Center.  Boring Company describes the “Loop” as an all-electric, zero-emissions, high-speed underground public transportation system in which passengers are transported via compatible Autonomous… Continue reading Officials Vote to Expand Boring Company Tunnels in Las Vegas

Boring Company’s Vegas Loop to Use Tesla Vehicles

The Boring Company has shared a bit more information on the plans for the underground transportation system it is constructing at the Las Vegas Convention Center. New renderings posted on the company’s website show three station types: surface stations, subsurface stations, and subsurface open-air stations. The website also has an updated description of the “Loop” with… Continue reading Boring Company’s Vegas Loop to Use Tesla Vehicles

Boring Company Proposal Hints at 12-Passenger Tesla Van

Tesla may build a 12-passenger electric van to be used in high-speed tunnels dug by the Boring Company, according to a report from the Mercury News. The information emerged from a San Bernardino County Transportation Authority meeting that included a proposal from Boring Company to construct a tunnel connecting Rancho Cucamonga with Ontario International Airport.… Continue reading Boring Company Proposal Hints at 12-Passenger Tesla Van