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Beat the snail
Big tunneling milestone! For the first time, TBC has continuously mined in a Zero-People-in-Tunnel (ZPIT) configuration. There is nobody in the machine (besides the videographer), which is simultaneously advancing forward and erecting a ring (i.e. building the tunnel). Each…
The @boringcompany can beat this speed in a (near) vacuum tunnel. Air at anywhere near 1 bar is like running in molasses, due to drag increasing with the square of velocity and the effective drag coefficient spiking as you get close to Mach 1.
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Vegas Loop is not just for conventions anymore! Now open every day, 10am to 9pm. Visit lvloop.com to book your ride between @ResortsWorldLV, @WestgateVegas, and Riviera Station any day of the week. Can also book in real time in person. All stations, including…
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of zero traffic. Happy Independence Day from Vegas Loop!
THE BORING COMPANY NEWS: Westgate Resorts in Las Vegas has posted a new video highlighting The Boring Company's new Vegas LOOP station. Westgate's CEO Jim Gissy, CBSO Jared Saft, and GM Cami Christensen got a personal tour. "It's getting easier to be in the middle of everything…
The Vegas Loop connects the Convention Center to resorts like Encore & Resorts World—soon expanding to the airport. Teslas driving through underground tunnels… it feels like a Disneyland ride for adults. Only in Vegas.
Timelapse video of "Porpoise Test 6" in Bastrop, Texas. Fastest machine yet, though the mighty snail has not yet been defeated.
Emerging from the ground in Bastrop, Texas
“Tunnels are under-appreciated” 😂 Join us to build more tunnels! boringcompany.com/careers
Will need this big time in the future. With autonomous vehicles we'll have affordable premium transport for everyone. This will likely increase traffic due to the increased usage, even though each vehicle is much more efficiently utilized.
Big tunneling milestone! For the first time, TBC has continuously mined in a Zero-People-in-Tunnel (ZPIT) configuration. There is nobody in the machine (besides the videographer), which is simultaneously advancing forward and erecting a ring (i.e. building the tunnel). Each…
Tunneling speed is almost faster than a snail (big milestone, actually)
PRUFROCK: ELON’S TUNNELING MACHINE IS COMING FOR GARY THE SNAIL The Boring Company’s newest invention, Prufrock, is a tunneling robot that “porpoises” — meaning it launches straight from the surface, digs underground, then resurfaces without needing giant pits. It can start…
Major breakthrough by @BoringCompany!
Big tunneling milestone! For the first time, TBC has continuously mined in a Zero-People-in-Tunnel (ZPIT) configuration. There is nobody in the machine (besides the videographer), which is simultaneously advancing forward and erecting a ring (i.e. building the tunnel). Each…
Awesome. Cybertunnel cameo at 0:29.
Giga Texas production now uses FSD Unsupervised to deliver cars from end of line to the outbound logistics lot. Over 50,000 driverless miles have been accrued between California and Texas factories so far
Opening Day for the Vegas Loop Encore Tunnel, connecting the Las Vegas Convention Center to the Encore Resort. Thanks to @LVCVA @WynnLasVegas for being great partners.
Less than 90 seconds from the Las Vegas Convention Center to/from the Encore Resort.
I figured a way to get 1M views on Twitter in a few hours. Post something Elon Musk has done that’s pretty awesome. @SERobinsonJr @LasVegasLocally