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In animations of the intended final design, there will also be larger vehicles which can carry more people at once and will of course be automated. I don't thin

In animations of the intended final design, there will also be larger vehicles which can carry more people at once and will of course be automated. I don't think it will be materially different from a subway (train) in that regard where volumes are high. It will just be more flexible.

Macha 3y ago
The concept animations of the convention center strip were similarly far from what was delivered. Real "skyscraper covered in parks" energy.
latortuga 3y ago
For the love of god, why does there need to be yet another lane? It will emphatically not solve the problem. Driving teslas through a tunnel is not flexible, it's a recipe for induced demand and gridlock. Build a subway! High volumes of people get moved very efficiently. Moving small numbers of people in personal vehicles is a terrible idea. Flexibility is a bad feature here.
- osigurdson 3y ago
  Subways are not particularly efficient from a cost perspective. One of the main reasons for the Boring company’s existence is the extremely high costs associated with subway construction. They are trying to bring the costs down by one or two orders of magnitude. This is material.
Ajedi32 3y ago
Yeah, I think the original vision for the Loop tunnels is a lot more practical and compelling than what currently exists in Vegas. The primary advantages over a subway are: 1. They're point-to-point, requiring no stops between origin and destination 2. They integrate with the existing road system, allowing point-to-point transportation even between destinations where the tunnels don't run 3. They're compatible with existing electric cars, allowing owners to take their own private vehicles directly to their destination without needing to transfer between cars or share a space with strangers 4. Small tunnel diameter reduces the cost vs larger subway tunnels Of those points, only #4 got implemented in the Vegas loop and even that is debatable. Plus a lot of other important features like automated driving and dedicated mass transit vehicles got left out, which greatly reduces the ridership capacity of the tunnels compared to what they theoretically could support.

Macha 3y ago

The concept animations of the convention center strip were similarly far from what was delivered. Real "skyscraper covered in parks" energy.

latortuga 3y ago

For the love of god, why does there need to be yet another lane? It will emphatically not solve the problem. Driving teslas through a tunnel is not flexible, it's a recipe for induced demand and gridlock. Build a subway! High volumes of people get moved very efficiently. Moving small numbers of people in personal vehicles is a terrible idea. Flexibility is a bad feature here.

osigurdson 3y ago
Subways are not particularly efficient from a cost perspective. One of the main reasons for the Boring company’s existence is the extremely high costs associated with subway construction. They are trying to bring the costs down by one or two orders of magnitude. This is material.

Ajedi32 3y ago

Yeah, I think the original vision for the Loop tunnels is a lot more practical and compelling than what currently exists in Vegas. The primary advantages over a subway are: 1. They're point-to-point, requiring no stops between origin and destination 2. They integrate with the existing road system, allowing point-to-point transportation even between destinations where the tunnels don't run 3. They're compatible with existing electric cars, allowing owners to take their own private vehicles directly to their destination without needing to transfer between cars or share a space with strangers 4. Small tunnel diameter reduces the cost vs larger subway tunnels Of those points, only #4 got implemented in the Vegas loop and even that is debatable. Plus a lot of other important features like automated driving and dedicated mass transit vehicles got left out, which greatly reduces the ridership capacity of the tunnels compared to what they theoretically could support.