By Washington Post | PUBLISHED: November 29, 2018 at 11:11 am | UPDATED: November 29, 2018 at 11:14 am By Hamza Shaban | The Washington Post The Boring Company announced Tuesday that it’s canceling plans to open a high-speed subterranean test tunnel in Hawthorne California, less than two weeks from its scheduled debut, according to NBC News. The company, which was founded by billionaire inventor Elon Musk, said it withdrew its project after it settled with community groups that had sued the Los Angeles government over plans to exempt the company from an environmental review process, according to the report. The Boring Company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The idea behind the underground tunnel network was spawned “to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic,” Boring says on its website. The transportation business hopes to alleviate urban congestion by lowering the cost of tunneling projects and building a viable high-speed alternative to … [Read more...] about Elon Musk’s Boring Company cancels plans to open one of its Los Angeles test tunnels
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company is opening a ‘brick store’ — here’s a first look
Graham Rapier, provided by Published 10:00 am CST, Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Screenshot The Boring Company plans to open a retail store near its headquarters to sell bricks of excavated Earth. Its first tunnel is scheduled to open December 10 with a launch party. CEO Elon Musk also recently announced plans to build a 50-foot "watchtower" out of the bricks in its headquarters. Your chance to buy bricks made from Elon Musk's Boring Company's excavated Earth appears to be getting closer. The company filed plans last month with the city of Hawthorne, California — near both the Boring Company and SpaceX's headquarters — to turn a former cabinet shop into a retail store for its Lego-like bricks. Here's what the site may look like, from the filings: The Boring Company It's not much different than the current decor of the building, and the surrounding neighborhood, though the fresh coat of paint may be welcomed. Google Maps "The proposed colors avoid … [Read more...] about Elon Musk’s Boring Company is opening a ‘brick store’ — here’s a first look
The massive machines at Elon Musk’s Boring Company can be operated by something tiny: an Xbox One controller
caption An image from a video published by The Boring Company appearing to show an Xbox One controller being used to power the company’s machinery. source The Boring Company via Twitter The Boring Company shared footage appearing to show an Xbox One controller being used for its large-scale infrastructure work. The company is planning four tunnels across the US as part of its broader efforts to provide a new, safe form of transportation. Elon Musk’s Boring Company uploaded a video to Twitter on Saturday that appeared to show an Xbox One controller being used to manipulate heavy machinery. The tongue-in-cheek post is captioned “Best video game ever” and seems to show someone using the controller’s analog sticks and triggers to rotate the machine and perform other actions. While an Xbox controller may not initially seem like the best way to handle such massive machinery, it’s not unheard of: The US Navy plans to … [Read more...] about The massive machines at Elon Musk’s Boring Company can be operated by something tiny: an Xbox One controller
Elon Musk’s Boring Company earns Hawthorne’s approval for futuristic garage that would connect to underground commuter tunnel
By David Rosenfeld | [email protected] | The Beach ReporterPUBLISHED: September 12, 2018 at 9:50 am | UPDATED: September 13, 2018 at 8:40 am Elon Musk’s Boring Company won approval from the Hawthorne City Council on Tuesday night for a prototype of a revolutionary new garage that would connect passenger cars to the entrepreneur’s envisioned underground hyperloop. It’s the latest proof of concept coming out of the company Musk says started from a social-media joke about how to solve traffic congestion in Los Angeles. It turns out Musk wasn’t kidding and the concept gets more serious with each passing week. The prototype being tested soon could very well be a proving ground for Musk’s own personal route to work someday – Musk and many others, perhaps. Musk is also the high-profile creator of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk’s Boring Company recently bought a private residence abutting the one-mile underground tunnel it already built beneath … [Read more...] about Elon Musk’s Boring Company earns Hawthorne’s approval for futuristic garage that would connect to underground commuter tunnel
Elon Musk’s Boring Company earns approval for futuristic garage that would connect to underground commuter tunnel
By David Rosenfeld | [email protected] | The Beach ReporterPUBLISHED: September 12, 2018 at 9:50 am | UPDATED: September 12, 2018 at 10:14 am Elon Musk’s Boring Company won approval from the Hawthorne City Council on Tuesday night for a prototype of a revolutionary new garage that would connect passenger cars to the entrepreneur’s envisioned underground hyperloop. It’s the latest proof of concept coming out of the company Musk says started from a social-media joke about how to solve traffic congestion in Los Angeles. It turns out Musk wasn’t kidding and the concept gets more serious with each passing week. The prototype being tested soon could very well be a proving ground for Musk’s own personal route to work someday – Musk and many others, perhaps. Musk is the also high-profile creator of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk’s Boring Company recently bought a private residence abutting the one-mile underground tunnel it already built … [Read more...] about Elon Musk’s Boring Company earns approval for futuristic garage that would connect to underground commuter tunnel