- Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly
- Later in the afternoon, The Boring Company shared a statement with a Reuters reporter to clarify what Musk meant by "govt approval."
Boring Company reponse to query seeking clarification on Musk tweets pic.twitter.com/rLWHIayQHW- Musk has previously talked about building a tunnel system underneath Los Angeles to alleviate "soul destroying" traffic.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk outlines tunnel plan to fix LA’s ‘soul-destroying’ trafficElon Musk, the visionary who built SpaceX and Tesla, has outlined his latest plan to build a network of high-speed freeways deep underneath Los Angeles, starting from a 500-foot-long experimental tunnel now under construction in Hawthorne.Musk- @curiousworlds For sure. First set of tunnels are to alleviate greater LA urban congestion. Will start NY-DC in parallel. Then prob LA-SF and a TX loop.
- Musk and his team are currently working on a 500-foot test tunnel in Hawthorne.
Here’s what Elon Musk’s tunnel-boring machine at SpaceX will digWhen SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told his Twitter followers in December that he was sick of traffic and planning to build a tunnel-boring machine to “just start digging,” most thought it was a joke.Musk insisted, on Twitter — his- Like with many Musk tweets, the reaction was quick, varied and mostly skeptical. Many questioned the "govt approval" that he mentioned in the original tweet.
- @elonmusk @AnnemarieBridy I am so skeptical of this - I will believe it when I see it.
@elonmusk Sure, because "the government" just approves stuff like this verbally all the time. Which government was it, by the way? pic.twitter.com/I3n8psy22D- Even after Musk's second tweet acknowledging that he still needs formal approval, there were some who questioned how quickly he could receive that.
- Further more, some expressed concern over the actual possibility of even digging a tunnel under major cities in the first place.
- @elonmusk Could address some of the concerns listed here? https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/can-a-700-mph-train-in-a-tube-be-for-real.html?_r=0 … Pertinent to this corridor as to the LA-SF one that never happened
- Let's distract ourselves from actual infrastructure with shiny objects. Ooh! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/888053175155949572 …
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Elon Musk touts 'verbal govt agreement' for new D.C. tunnel project, skeptics share disbelief
SpaceX and Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk announced on Twitter Thursday morning that he has "verbal government approval" for his Hawthorne-based The Boring Company to build a Hyperloop underground tunnel system that will connect New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C.
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