After promising many major cities that it could dig tunnels that would magically solve their traffic problems by moving them underground, the Boring Company has become quiet. The paper says it has ghosted local officials after making big plans.
The company has yet to make good on many of its most ambitious pitches, and so far has only dug a single operational tunnel, connecting various parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Boring Company promised a revolution in the tunnel-boring space, bringing down both the costs and the time it takes to dig a tunnel. Six years after Musk founded the company, we have yet to see any signs of his vision being realized.
The venture is facing an uphill battle in getting permits to build out its infrastructure to the displeasure of Musk, who has blamed regulations for slowing his businesses.
A tunnel connecting California's Ontario International Airport to a nearby commuter rail station has ground to a halt despite initial excitement for the idea when authorities struck a $45 million deal with the company.
According to the WSJ, the Boring Company abandoned the idea of using self-driving cars with cost projections rising to a whopping $500 million.
The Boring Company decided not to move forward with the idea.
The Boring Company abandoned another tunnel project that was supposed to connect Baltimore to Washington.
The only operational tunnel in Las Vegas is a far cry from Musk's original vision. The tunnel has created its own bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Experts told the WSJ that rocky or soil-based terrain could be more difficult than loose and sandy desert soil.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Musk's company.
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