Although it's uncertain what they intend to accomplish with it, Elon Musk's The Boring Company has applied to dig a tunnel under Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.
According to Electrek's report, ever since they relocated to Texas, the company has taken part in discussions with the state and local government units about a number of projects.
In order to construct a tunnel on the Tesla Gigafactory Texas land, they have now filed an application with the city of Austin.
Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Company Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, south of Los Angeles, California on December 18, 2018. - Musk explained that the snail moves 14 times faster than a tunnel-digging machine. On Tuesday night December 18, 2018, Boring Co. officially opened the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk's larger vision to ease L.A. traffic.
Colorado River Connector Tunnel
So far, the project is under the name "Colorado River Connector Tunnel," and the available description about it is not very detailed yet.
The "loop" in Las Vegas is the primary undertaking of The Boring Company. This loop will serve as a network of tunnels in which Tesla electric vehicles transport passengers between stations without using the road, similar to a subway, but with smaller vehicles, that may stop wherever.
Although the firm has been looking into other projects around the US, no other significant project has been advanced so far.
The Boring Company has focused on projects in Texas since relocating to Pflugerville, a suburb of Austin. However, the publication noted that this was the first time that the company advanced to a building permit application.
What's The Tunnel For?
Although Musk has previously commented about Tesla employing tunnels between its manufacturing facilities, most especially between Fremont Factory and Gigafactory Nevada, it is uncertain what Tesla or the Boring Company wants to do with the "private access tunnel."
Meanwhile, the company's plan to add new stations and stops to its Vegas Loop by bringing them up from beneath the city was unanimously approved by the Las Vegas Council last June 15.
This project, which will launch The Boring Company's extension of the tunnel system to surrounding places, was announced by the City of Las Vegas through Twitter.
Elon Musk's "Fallout"-themed party, which represents the CEO's hopes for an underground shelter, will soon be held on the Vegas Loop tunnel. However, it won't happen right away because of safety and health precautions.
The public can now use the Vegas Loop, which would take them in under two minutes from the airport to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
