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Elon Musk’s Tunnel Project |
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About the person Elon Musk:
Art: Corporation
Genres: CEO, Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Executive, Founder, Information Technology, Management, Philanthropy, Telecommunication, Internet, Activism, Aerospace, Shareholder Activism, Automotive |
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Notable Organizations: Techcrunch
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| Elon Musk really is starting a tunnel digging company, and it really is called The Boring Company – TBC for short, which he says could also mean “to be continued.” The Tesla and SpaceX CEO detailed his tunnel ambitions, which he shared first via Twitter, with Bloomberg, and showed off his first dig, which is located in the SpaceX parking lot both for convenience and because it’s legally uncomplicated.
The plan right now is to take this initial hole and widen it so that it can support a tunnel boring machine, which would then dig down and then begin chewing through the earth horizontally once it hits a depth of around 50 ft. The desired end state for the tunnel is that it be wide enough to fit cars, and Musk told Bloomberg it’s intended as the anchor for a widespread underground transportation network, but he isn’t yet revealing where the tunnel’s first destination will be.
Eventually, Musk hopes to create a network that includes up to 30 levels of tunnels, which would accommodate both cars and trains – with Hyperloop definitely a possibility. The hope is to make a transportation network that is three-dimensional, rather than limited to just a layer on the surface. |
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