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The Boring Company first tunnel was started on November 15, 2019, digging at about 49 feet (15 m) per day; the 4,475 feet (1,364 m) first leg tunnel was completed on February 14, 2020. [5] [6] The Boring Company's second tunnel was finished in May 2020. [7] The Boring Company started testing the system with volunteers in May 2021.
According to Musk, the company's goal is to enhance tunneling speed enough such that establishing a tunnel network is financially feasible. [11] [12] Elon Musk speaking at the inauguration of the test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, December 2018. In early 2018, the Boring Company was spun out from SpaceX and into a separate corporate entity. [13]
More coverage from Fortune on the Boring Co.: – ‘We have consistently flirted with death’: Elon Musk wanted the Boring Co. to build a tunnel system below Las Vegas. Former employees say they ...
There may be few places where this tension is playing out so plainly as it is at Elon Musk’s Boring Company, the tunnel construction startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Vy Capital that is ...
On December 17, 2016, Elon Musk, the founder of the Boring Company, stated that he was frustrated with traffic jams, and would start building a tunnel. [6] By April 2017, The Boring Company had obtained a second-hand tunnel boring machine, transported the machine to Hawthorne, and had it repainted in Boring Company colors. [7]
Story at a glance Despite hesitations expressed by those who tested the system, The Boring Company received approval to further expand its underground tunnel network in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas ...
More coverage from Fortune on safety at the Boring Co.: - ‘We have consistently flirted with death’: Elon Musk wanted the Boring Co. to build a tunnel system below Las Vegas. Former employees ...
The line was to be constructed by Elon Musk's The Boring Company and use 16-passenger self-driving vehicles built on Tesla chassis. [1] The proposed vehicles would move through tunnels at speeds as high as 150 miles per hour on a concrete track and complete the journey in 12 minutes, which is 3 to 4 times faster than existing alternatives such ...