Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio
Many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.
Elon Musk's tunneling company, The Boring Company, is reportedly developing a "simple precursor Hyperloop" between Austin and San Antonio. This ambitious project aims to shorten the travel time between the two Texas cities to under 30 minutes. The Boring Company, which has announced other tunnel systems in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and between New York City and Washington, D.C., has yet to see these plans come to fruition.
However, the company does operate a transportation system in Las Vegas, combining tunnels and surface routes. Elon Musk's announcement about the potential Hyperloop came in response to an AI-generated video depicting a futuristic landscape of human colonies on other worlds. Musk re-shared the video, declaring, "This is the future we shall bring into being."
Critics of Musk's vision argue that it is more reminiscent of pulp science fiction and comic books. Historian Jill Lepore recently commented on Musk's preferences, stating that he seems to be drawn to science fiction that "completely defeats and defies all of his political beliefs."
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