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>I really wish Elon’s boring company were further along It's unfathomable to me that people believe car tunnels are the future of anything. Right now The Bori
by itsoktocry 6y ago
>I really wish Elon’s boring company were further along
It's unfathomable to me that people believe car tunnels are the future of anything.
Right now The Boring Company is trying to recreate an underground train in Las Vegas, and is already behind schedule and running into issues people predicted before this started:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21519692/elon-musk-boring-company-vegas-loop-less-impressive-promised https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21519692/elon-musk-borin...
- qz2 6y agoAgree. Personal rapid transit system might work but cars, nope!
- nickik 6y agoWhat the difference between electric buses behind each other in a tunnel compared to multiple rail way cars behind each other? One system is cheaper because the units are mass produced far more often and the system is more flexible. Carrying around a battery rather then having complex high power electronics along the tunnel seems like a no brainier as well. Las Vegas is literally a first of its kind system, being a few month behind is not surprising or concerning. And the problems have to do with specific fire codes, not any inherent flaw in the system.