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Elon Musk's Boring Company will now build a 65-mile tunnel network underneath Las Vegas
The Boring Company (TBC) can now officially say that it's expanding its tunnel network underneath Las Vegas by 25 miles, which will add 18 new stations to its original plan.
Boring Company's underground Loop now runs to the Las Vegas Strip
the Boring Company and Resorts World Las Vegas have announced the official opening of the latest Loop station at Las Vegas Convention Center.
Elon Musk's Boring Company will build a 34-mile tunnel network underneath Las Vegas
The company receives approval to expand its tunnels underneath the city.
Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to 'significantly' expand after funding round
Elon Musk's The Boring Company (TBC) is now worth up to $5.7 billion after a funding round that saw it raise $675 million.
The Boring Company gets approval for Las Vegas public transportation system
On Wednesday, Clark County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve plans for The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop system.
Boring Company proposes Fort Lauderdale transit loop for trips to the beach
Elon Musk's Boring Company has proposed a transit tunnel loop for Fort Lauderdale that could quickly take you to the beach.
Elon Musk's Boring Company is reportedly pitching freight tunnels
The Boring Company is shifting its attention to wider, freight-friendly tunnels after its early commuter passages got a frigid response.
Why Elon Musk's first Loop is, and isn't, as silly as you think
The Loop here is designed to solve a specific problem.
The Boring Company offers a look inside a Las Vegas loop station
The Boring Company shared a short clip showing off one of the underground stations it’s building as part of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) loop.
Two Las Vegas casinos want to join the Boring Company’s tube system
Wynn Las Vegas and Resorts World want to get in on the new Boring Company transit system that will connect to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Boring Company completes excavation of its Las Vegas tunnels
Las Vegas's Convention Center Loop is nearing completion.
Boring Company will expand to China in late August
The Boring Company's tunnel projects haven't had the warmest reception in the US, but that might not matter as much in the near future. Elon Musk has revealed that he'll be launching the company in China while visiting Shanghai for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference between August 29th and August 31st. There are still many unknowns, including the first projects, but it's a big step for a company that has so far been content to focus on American efforts.
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. raises $120 million in outside funding
Elon Musk's plan to connect major cities with Hyperloop tunnels is raising the interest of investors. Boring Co. authorized the sale of $120 million in stock today, reported Bloomberg. It's the first outside investment for Musk's infrastructure company, which plans to build underground tunnel systems that would fast-track the journey between cities like New York City and Washington, DC, or Los Angeles to San Francisco. The chief investors included the Silicon Valley-based 8VC and Vy Capital, which is based in Dubai.
New York Senate passes ban on Elon Musk's Not-A-Flamethrower
If you live in New York state and bought one of The Boring Company's Not-A-Flamethrowers, you probably want to get rid of it shortly. The state's Senate recently passed a bill that bans the possession of a flamethrower for recreational purposes, and legislators very explicitly singled out Elon Musk's gadget as an example. The measure bars specifically bars any device that projects burning fuel at least three feet away, which appears to include Boring's hardware.
After Math: What's the holdup?
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 started already.
Las Vegas taps Elon Musk's Boring Company for transport project
Your next visit to Las Vegas might include a peek at the possible future of transportation. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has recommended choosing Elon Musk's The Boring Company to develop an underground tunnel loop that would use autonomous electric vehicles to shuttle people around the city's Convention Center (aka the LVCC). A proposed expansion (below) would include a much larger loop that would cover much of the Strip, McCarran International Airport and Las Vegas Stadium.
