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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday May 19 2018, @03:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the everyone-say-whee dept.

Elon Musk pitches 150 MPH rides in Boring Company tunnels for $1

Earlier in the evening Musk retweeted an LA Metro tweet that said it's coordinating with The Boring Company on its test and said the two will be "partners" going forward. Much of what Musk discussed about how his concept in-city Loop would work has been answered in concept videos and the company's FAQ, but he specifically said that the plan is for rides that cost a $1, and carry up to 16 passengers through hundreds of tunnels to those small, parking space-size tunnels located throughout a city.

The big problem is digging those tunnels to start with, and while part of the session included video of a speedy test run through the tunnel Musk has already dug on SpaceX property, the plan is to pick up the pace. Davis said Musk has challenged his team to match the digging pace of a snail (0.03 MPH), and get up to 1/10th of the average walking speed of a human at about 0.3 MPH -- compared to its current top speed of about 0.003 MPH.

Previously: Elon Musk Wants to be Boring
Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel Near Los Angeles


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 20 2018, @05:25PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 20 2018, @05:25PM (#681908)

    Round these parts i dont ever see Musk worship, just haters hating for no real good reason. "I hate him cause everyone likes him!" is a pretty sad bit.