In 2016, Elon Musk founded The Boring Company with a grand vision of building an intricate underground highway system to relieve soul-crushing traffic. The argument for building the system underground was that our buildings are 3D, so our transportation system should also be 3D. Though The Boring Company came out with cool novelty products like the flame thrower, we haven’t seen too much progress from the company since the beginning. Their first public operational tunnel, the Las Vegas Convention Center loop, was finally opened in June of 2021, but this ended up just being Tesla’s driving through tunnels as opposed to a futuristic highway system. At the same time, The Boring Company removed the DC Baltimore Loop and the LA Dugout Loop from the website which has prompted a lot of speculation as to whether these projects are canceled. This video explains the various strengths and weaknesses of the Boring Company to determine whether or not the company has a future.
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Underwhelming Results
1:04 – Transportation Volume
2:41 – High Speeds
4:20 – Cost-Efficient Construction
6:30 – Ticket Price
7:30 – Elon’s Silent Concession
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