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    <title>The Boring Company</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Boring Company in Talks for Miami Tunnel Project</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/the-boring-company-in-talks-for-miami-tunnel-project.220096/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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. Just had my call w/ @elonmusk regarding @boringcompany tunnels coming to MIADETAILS BELOW pic.twitter.com/NsJFYcvGeQ— Mayor...<br />
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      <title>Boring Company</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company.115536/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Grendal)</author>
      <dc:creator>Grendal</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Elon is doing a phone conference tomorrow outlining his plans for the Boring Company.  We already know he wants to use them to shuttle to SpaceX BFRs.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Musk Planning Party for Boring Company's Vegas Project</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/musk-planning-party-for-boring-companys-vegas-project.218896/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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...<br />
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      <title>Navidad</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/navidad.216163/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jalo)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jalo</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Feliz Navidad para todos!!!]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Bat Tunnels</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 02:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/bat-tunnels.180506/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/bat-tunnels.180506/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Joel Weber)</author>
      <dc:creator>Joel Weber</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Maryland_Rail_Trail" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Western Maryland Rail Trail - Wikipedia</a> says that the Western Maryland Rail Trail isn&#039;t using certain abandoned railroad tunnels because there are endangered bats living in them.<br />
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I think we should build several new tunnels that bats can live in, with a goal of getting the bats off the endangered species list, and perhaps once that is accomplished, we could move the bats out of the abandoned railroad tunnels and extend...<br />
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      <title>Boring Company Investor's Thread</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-investors-thread.198233/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (EinSV)</author>
      <dc:creator>EinSV</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Boring Company is early in its life but, like other Elon Musk ventures, seems to have tremendous potential.<br />
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With so many of us missing out on the opportunity to invest in Tesla and SpaceX as early-stage startups I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread to share information about potential Boring Company investment opportunities, as well as to share analysis and information that might be helpful to assess The Boring Company as a potential investment if and when the opportunity...<br />
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<a href="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-investors-thread.198233/" class="internalLink">Boring Company Investor&#039;s Thread</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Boring Company Completes Environmental Assessment for East Coast Tunnel</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 04:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-completes-environmental-assessment-for-east-coast-tunnel.149619/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Boring Company’s proposed loop system serving D.C.-Maryland has completed an environmental assessment that helps bring the project closer to reality. The milestone was announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The release coincides with the launch of DOT’s new Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council, an internal deliberative body created to identify......<br />
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<a href="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-completes-environmental-assessment-for-east-coast-tunnel.149619/" class="internalLink">Boring Company Completes Environmental Assessment for East Coast Tunnel</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Boring Company Shows Off 'Tunnel Rave' in Las Vegas Loop</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-shows-off-tunnel-rave-in-las-vegas-loop.214349/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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.” Tunnel Rave pic.twitter.com/d3JKOIAsy7— The Boring Company (@boringcompany) December 4, 2020 The area shown in...<br />
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<a href="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-shows-off-tunnel-rave-in-las-vegas-loop.214349/" class="internalLink">Boring Company Shows Off &#039;Tunnel Rave&#039; in Las Vegas Loop</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Boring Co applied for a 15 mile loop in Las Vegas</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-co-applied-for-a-15-mile-loop-in-las-vegas.209616/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Sam1)</author>
      <dc:creator>Sam1</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/elon-musk-company-seeks-extension-to-underground-transit-system-2148904/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Elon Musk company seeks extension to underground transit system</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>BoringCo opens in Austin</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boringco-opens-in-austin.212247/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boringco-opens-in-austin.212247/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (CyberGus)</author>
      <dc:creator>CyberGus</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you think Elon is planning his own tunnel into the (terra?) giga-factory? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" /><br />
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<a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/11/10/elon-musks-the-boring-co-is-hiring-in-austin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/11/10/elon-musks-the-boring-co-is-hiring-in-austin.html</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Why no rails?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 01:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/why-no-rails.210475/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (49er)</author>
      <dc:creator>49er</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pardon my basic understanding of the approach, but it seems the vehicles would be better off on rails to remove the need for left/right steering. The autopilot software would only have to worry about velocity. It just seems safer at high speeds also.<br />
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So why not use rails?<br />
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Edit: I’m referring to the people mover use case, as in the LV convention center where people wouldn’t be bringing their own cars in the tunnel.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Officials Vote to Expand Boring Company Tunnels in Las Vegas</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/officials-vote-to-expand-boring-company-tunnels-in-las-vegas.202503/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/officials-vote-to-expand-boring-company-tunnels-in-las-vegas.202503/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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......<br />
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      <title>Boring Company Prepares to Dig in Vegas</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-prepares-to-dig-in-vegas.168355/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-company-prepares-to-dig-in-vegas.168355/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The bet on the Boring Company in Las Vegas is getting more interesting. Pictures of the company’s efforts on the planned “Loop” have emerged on Twitter, showing the Boring company is ready to dig. Las Vegas news site Vital Vegas shared photos on Twitter of heavy machinery staged at the dig site, including parts to...<br />
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      <title>Boring Company's Vegas Loop to Use Tesla Vehicles</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-companys-vegas-loop-to-use-tesla-vehicles.200743/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[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. Surface StationSubsurface StationOpen-air Station The website also has an updated description......<br />
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<a href="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-companys-vegas-loop-to-use-tesla-vehicles.200743/" class="internalLink">Boring Company&#039;s Vegas Loop to Use Tesla Vehicles</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Tunnel cutter in the parking lot?</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 15:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/tunnel-cutter-in-the-parking-lot.197338/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/tunnel-cutter-in-the-parking-lot.197338/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Sam1)</author>
      <dc:creator>Sam1</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyone here around Vegas that knows if those huge things out in front of the convention center are the cutter they used to dig the tunnels?<br />
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Couldn&#039;t get close to it and see if it had teeth on it, but thought it was weird if it actually disassembled in pieces like it was.  I was thinking tunneling devices were just one big machine, not multiple collars that look like they could bolt together.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Another Boring Tunnel in Vegas - Going for the Loop</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-boring-tunnel-in-vegas-going-for-the-loop.195748/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/another-boring-tunnel-in-vegas-going-for-the-loop.195748/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Grendal)</author>
      <dc:creator>Grendal</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://electrek.co/2020/06/09/elon-musk-boring-company-loop-expanding-again-las-vegas/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Elon Musk&#039;s Boring Company Loop is expanding again in Las Vegas with another customer - Electrek</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Revised Land Based Oberth Maneuver For Increased Practicality</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 22:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/revised-land-based-oberth-maneuver-for-increased-practicality.189295/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (metastable)</author>
      <dc:creator>metastable</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Revised Land Based Oberth Maneuver Vehicle:<br />
<img src="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/surface-jpg.486573/" class="bbCodeImage LbImage" alt="[&#x200B;IMG]" data-url="https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/attachments/surface-jpg.486573/" /><br />
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Original Land Based Oberth Maneuver Vehicle:<br />
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I&#039;ve completed a basic comparative analysis of the 2 options and found that in essence they are equivalent in terms of efficiency, but the revised version is more practical since the passengers don&#039;t need to experience negative and positive G...<br />
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      <title>Elon Musk promoting "super safe, Earthquake-proof tunnels under cities to solve traffic" on Twitter</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 21:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/elon-musk-promoting-super-safe-earthquake-proof-tunnels-under-cities-to-solve-traffic-on-twitter.179706/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Ulmo)</author>
      <dc:creator>Ulmo</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Elon Musk posted this poll, got this response, and replied in this way:<br />
POLL:  &quot;Build super safe, Earthquake-proof tunnels under cities to solve traffic&quot;<br />
Definitely 66.7%<br />
Maybe 17.5%<br />
No, I like traffic 15.9%<br />
1,414,176 votes, 1 hour left; link to tweet to see final results:  <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1210774027054145536" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Elon Musk on Twitter</a><br />
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An anti-individual propagandist replied with a reference to some of their Marxist disinfo posted on their propaganda encyclopedia...<br />
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      <title>Boring Texas</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 14:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-texas.177746/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/boring-texas.177746/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (mspohr)</author>
      <dc:creator>mspohr</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.statesman.com/news/20191213/this-isnrsquot-science-fiction-mdash-hyperloop-is-option-for-mass-transit-through-texas" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">This isn&#039;t science fiction — hyperloop is an option for mass transit through Texas</a><br />
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Hyperloop, which uses electric propulsion to shoot passengers in a pod through low-pressure tubes, ranks the highest among possible high-speed transportation options to connect Texas cities along the Interstate 35 corridor, according to a study presented this week to...<br />
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      <title>Musk May Hold Competition for Tunneling Tech</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/musk-may-hold-competition-for-tunneling-tech.160434/</link>
      <guid>https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/musk-may-hold-competition-for-tunneling-tech.160434/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (TMC Staff)</author>
      <dc:creator>TMC Staff</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Elon Musk commented last week on the SpaceX-sponsored Hyperloop competition for engineering students, hinting that building tunnels for the technology is one of the trickiest pieces of the puzzle. The 2019 competition was conducted in a mile-long test tube, with teams trying to reach the highest speed possible and safely bring themselves to a stop....<br />
<a href="https://teslamotorsclub.com/blog/2019/07/23/musk-may-hold-competition-for-tunneling-tech/" class="fc-wpuri-bbcode" style="background-color: rgb(204,0,0);padding: 8px 31px;float: left;margin-top: 20px;color: #FFF;text-align: center;" target="_blank">READ FULL ARTICLE</a>]]></content:encoded>
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