Category: boring company

Two Las Vegas casinos want to join the Boring Company’s tube system

[ad_1] Resorts World has been under construction for years, and it makes sense that the new resort, located nearby the Convention Center, would want to connect to the transit system. Until that project is complete, Wynn/Encore is the closest hotel on the strip to the Convention Center. Its proximity makes it ideal for a loop […]

The Boring Company completes excavation of its Las Vegas tunnels

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Boring Company has finished excavating the second of two tunnels planned for the Las Vegas Convention Center’s underground loop transit system, according to The Verge. The city’s Convention Center (the LVCC) enlisted the company last year to develop the mile-long system, which could cost up to $52.5 million and is slated for […]

Boring Company will expand to China in late August

[ad_1] Musk also hinted that the Boring Company was willing to create underwater tunnels, although there haven’t been any announced so far. The entrepreneur didn’t explain just why the company was expanding to China, although there are a few potential reasons. For one, it might face less opposition from regulators and neighborhood groups — looser […]

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. raises $120 million in outside funding

[ad_1] Future Ventures — which backed other Musk ventures like Tesla and SpaceX — also contributed to the funding round. “Boring is a great example of the disruptive playbook we look for,” said Future’s Steve Jurvetson, who also serves as a director on the boards of Tesla and SpaceX. Counting the new funds, Musk’s transportation […]

New York Senate passes ban on Elon Musk’s Not-A-Flamethrower

[ad_1] A bill has yet to come to a vote in the state Assembly, although the 48-13 vote in the Senate suggests it won’t have much trouble clearing the other chamber. It’s no secret why they want flamethrowers like Musk’s banned. While Boring’s device isn’t technically a flamethrower (it’s more of a torch attached to […]

After Math: What's the holdup?

[ad_1] This week's theme is waiting. Sonic the Hedgehog fans will have to do three months of it after complaining about Sonic's oddly human teeth, while Julian Assange won't have to do any more to know what charges the Feds are leveling at him. Let's get st… [ad_2] Source link

Las Vegas taps Elon Musk’s Boring Company for transport project

[ad_1] The Boring Company believes the tunnel system could be ready within a year, syncing up with the LVCC’s expansion plans. You could be riding by CES 2021, in other words. It’s estimated to cost between $35 million and $55 million, though the exact price will likely become clearer if and when specific plans are […]