Elon Musk's 'The Boring Company' is Creatively Tackling Traffic Jams
Abreu William — May 1, 2017 — Autos
References: boringcompany & theverge
The Boring Company is an infrastructure and tunneling company from Elon Musk that aims to take on Los Angeles traffic.
Musk's idea consist of an underground highway that takes cars to a great speed of 124 mph beneath the city of Los Angeles in a magnetic rail. With this multi-level tunnel networks for cars, it is imagined that traffic jams will be eliminated from the city. This project may look years ahead to be complete, but he is already working with The Boring Company and has a 400-foot-long 1,200-ton boring machine nicknamed "Nannie" that is already digging some test tunnels on SpaceX's site.
The Boring Company's project is becoming a reality and Elon Musk has great accomplishments behind him with Tesla, SpaceX and Hyperloop.
Musk's idea consist of an underground highway that takes cars to a great speed of 124 mph beneath the city of Los Angeles in a magnetic rail. With this multi-level tunnel networks for cars, it is imagined that traffic jams will be eliminated from the city. This project may look years ahead to be complete, but he is already working with The Boring Company and has a 400-foot-long 1,200-ton boring machine nicknamed "Nannie" that is already digging some test tunnels on SpaceX's site.
The Boring Company's project is becoming a reality and Elon Musk has great accomplishments behind him with Tesla, SpaceX and Hyperloop.
Trend Themes
1. Multi-level Car Tunnels - The implementation of an underground highway for cars could eliminate traffic jams, providing opportunities to infrastructure and construction industries.
2. Magnetic Rail Transportation - Using magnetic rail technology to transport cars underground at 124 mph creates opportunities for innovation in transportation and engineering industries.
3. Boring Technologies - The development of large boring machines and tunneling equipment for urban infrastructure creates opportunities for growth in the manufacturing and engineering industries.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation - Creating underground transportation solutions using magnetic rail technology and boring machines can transform urban transportation infrastructure.
2. Construction - Building and maintaining multi-level car tunnels and underground highways offers disruptive innovation opportunities to the construction industry.
3. Engineering - Using new technologies like magnetic rail and large boring machines could bring innovative engineering solutions to urban infrastructure projects.
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