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Elon Musk bores tunnel to revolutionize city driving

Phys.org - Wed 19 Dec 18

Elon Musk on Tuesday took a break from futuristic electric cars and private space travel to unveil a low-cost tunnel he sees as a godsend for city traffic.

Elon Musk unveils first high-speed 'Loop' tunnel by The Boring Company

The Independent - Wed 19 Dec 18

Tunnel under Los Angeles is first part of network designed to 'solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic'

Elon Musk unveils underground tunnel, offers rides to VIPs

TechXplore - Wed 19 Dec 18

Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary albeit bumpy subterranean tube—the ...

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is about to open its first tunnel

The Washington Post - Wed 19 Dec 18

The billionaire inventor and beleaguered CEO of Tesla Motors is expected to unveil his latest project: a test of a tunnel system he believes is the answer to America’s “soul-destroying” ...

Elon Musk's Boring Company unveils first tunnel, station and elevators of futuristic transport system

The Independent - Tue 18 Dec 18

Hawthorne Test Tunnel is first step towards 'solving the problem of soul-destroying traffic,' company says

Elon Musk to unveil underground tunnel, transport cars

Phys.org - Tue 18 Dec 18

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to unveil an underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday that could move people faster than subways.

Elon Musk gives a tour of The Boring Company's test tunnel - CNET

CNET - Wed 19 Dec 18

In a Tesla, of course, Musk shows off what it's like to ride inside the underground tunnel.

Will Elon Musk's LA tunnel make riders SICK? First riders complain of 'surprisingly bumpy' journey

Daily Mail - Wed 19 Dec 18

Many riders complained of a 'surprisingly bumpy' journey, as each car is equipped with 'tracking wheels' that help it travel along concrete sections meant to help support the vehicle.

Elon Musk unveils revolutionary underground tunnel

Daily Mail - Wed 19 Dec 18

Elon Musk unveiled his Los Angeles underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take the first rides in the revolutionary underground tube.

I took a ride through Elon Musk’s new tunnel in California

The Verge - Wed 19 Dec 18

‘This is better than Disneyland.’ Continue reading…

Watch Elon Musk's underground 'loop' test track launch - video

The Guardian - Wed 19 Dec 18

The Tesla founder unveils his latest visionary project – a tunnel beneath LA that his Boring Company says will revolutionise urban transport.Musk described the development as ‘incredibly ...

Elon Musk unveils prototype high-speed LA transport tunnel

BBC Technology - Wed 19 Dec 18

The entrepreneur says his system will see modified electric cars travel at high speed underground.

Elon Musk unveils his first Los Angeles-area tunnel

Reuters Technology - Wed 19 Dec 18

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk made a brief public appearance late on Tuesday to unveil the first tunnel completed by the underground transit venture he launched two years ago as an ambitious ...

Elon Musk unveils first Boring Company tunnel under SpaceX HQ - CNET

CNET - Wed 19 Dec 18

Where we're going, we won't need roads.

Elon Musk's LA tunnel turns Teslas into a 'rail-guided train'

Engadget - Wed 19 Dec 18

The Boring Company is starting its launch event for the test tunnel it successfully built in LA running from SpaceX property to "O'Leary Station," and Elon Musk has already ...

Light at the end of the tunnel? Elon Musk's Boring Company sees solution to traffic congestion

USA today - Wed 19 Dec 18

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks about breakthrough in tunnel building that allow commuters to zip to work. Is it for real?        

Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel

Ars Technica - Wed 19 Dec 18

Still too soon to tell if this is a revolution in transportation.

Elon Musk’s ‘vision for transport’ is a 3D network of tunnels for autonomous electric vehicles

TechCrunch - Wed 19 Dec 18

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s vision of an “entirely new system of transport,” which he unveiled Wednesday night at a splashy event in Hawthorne, California, wasn’t ...

Visionary tunnel or over-hyped hole? LA awaits unveiling of Elon Musk's design

The Guardian - Wed 19 Dec 18

As thousands gather for the first public viewing of Musk’s ‘loop track’, skeptics wonder whether it will live up to its promisesElon Musk is calling it “more than a tunnel opening”. ...

Elon Musk's Boring Company set to unveil its first Los Angeles-area tunnel

Reuters Technology - Wed 19 Dec 18

The Boring Company, Elon Musk's underground transit venture, planned an unveiling of its first tunnel on Tuesday, two years after the billionaire entrepreneur complained about Los Angeles traffic ...

Elon Musk's Boring Company Set to Unveil Its First Los Angeles-Area Tunnel, Voice of America - Wed 19 Dec 18

Elon Musk to unveil first 'Boring Project' tunnel under LA

Daily Mail - Tue 18 Dec 18

Elon Musk is set to unveil the first underground tunnel he hopes will revolutionise commuting at 11PM ET tonight.

Elon Musk's Boring Co. to show off Los Angeles transportation tunnels

USA today - Tue 18 Dec 18

Musk has been trying to find faster, more efficient ways to dig tunnels as a way of overcoming urban traffic congestion        

Elon Musk builds WATCHTOWER outside the SpaceX factory ahead of Boring Company's first tunnel launch

Daily Mail - Mon 17 Dec 18

On Saturday, Teslarati spotted the Boring Company laying the final bricks on its Monty Python-style watchtower outside the offices of Musk's rocket company, SpaceX.

My strange trip inside Elon Musk’s first underground highway

Fastcompany Tech - Wed 19 Dec 18

With a snail and flamethrowers, The Boring Company founder unveiled a prototype tunnel outside SpaceX’s California headquarters. “If you can dig it here, you can dig it anywhere.” It ...

The Boring Company Shows Off Its Functional Demo Tunnel In Hawthorne, California

CleanTechnica - Wed 19 Dec 18

Tonight, the Boring Company took the wraps off of its demonstration tunnel in Hawthorne, California. The tunnel starts in the vicinity of the SpaceX parking lot, which was usurped for the Boring ...