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When I heard about Boring Company I kind of just assumed it would be used for underground hyper loops. This feels kind of wrong.
by throwaway2016a 10y ago
When I heard about Boring Company I kind of just assumed it would be used for underground hyper loops. This feels kind of wrong.
- astrodust 10y agoHyperloop at least has the right idea: Building above-ground is vastly less expensive than tunnelling.
- throwaway2016a 10y agoMy thought process was... Hyperloops are round + tunnels are round = Boring Company Putting cars through the tunnels is not what I first expected.
- astrodust 10y agoIt's the sort of thing a guy who owns a car company would do, not someone who's actually trying to solve a transportation problem.
- Spivak 10y agoOr a person who actually understands what people want in a transportation solution. Nobody outside of city planners and environmentalists take the train/bus solution seriously because it's such a lifestyle downgrade from cars.
- astrodust 10y agoIf you're in a city that's not explicitly designed around cars, a car is a total hassle. America's gone all-in on cars, but even then the current generation is abandoning them and instead doing something crazy: Living close to where they work. A car is a massive investment of time, money, and emotional capital that an increasing number of people are simply unwilling to make.
- MadcapJake 10y agoActually I believe part of the thinking behind this is that hyperloops underground would be easier to route and maintain especially under cities.
- aidenn0 10y agoAFAICT nobody is planning to build hyperloops. They are building evacuated tunnels and calling them hyperloops.