Boring Company

Extracted Attributes

• Founder

  Elon Musk

• Industry

  Infrastructure and Tunnel Construction

• Key Technology

  Prufrock Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)

• Primary Product

  Loop (Underground Transportation System)

• Tunnel Diameter

  12 feet (approximately 3.6 to 4.2 meters)

• Accepted Payment Methods

  USD, Dogecoin (for Las Vegas Loop)

• Vegas Loop Planned Scale

  68 miles (109 km) of tunnels with 51 stations

• Prufrock Excavation Speed Goal

  1 mile per week (6 times faster than Godot-Plus)

Timeline

• The Boring Company is founded as a subsidiary of SpaceX by Elon Musk. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-01-01

• The Boring Company is spun off from SpaceX to become an independent corporation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018-01-01

• Completion of the first test tunnel in Los Angeles County, California. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018-12-18

• The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop officially opens to the public. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-06-08

• Boring begins for the Resorts World Las Vegas tunnel connection using the Prufrock-1 TBM. (Source: Web Search (ElonX.net))

  2022-01-01

• The Resorts World tunnel segment opens to the public, accepting Dogecoin as payment. (Source: Web Search (ElonX.net))

  2022-06-30

• The company begins trials of self-driving vehicles in its tunnel systems with safety drivers present. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-11-01

The Boring Company

The Boring Company (TBC) is an American infrastructure, tunnel construction service, and equipment company founded by Elon Musk. TBC was founded as a subsidiary of SpaceX in 2017, and was spun off as a separate corporation in 2018. TBC has completed multiple test tunnels and one tunneling project that is open to the public. In 2018, TBC completed one test tunnel in Los Angeles County, California. In 2021, TBC completed the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop, a three-station transportation system with 1.7 miles (2.7 km) of tunnels. As of April 2024, a segment to Resorts World Las Vegas is also open, and tunnels to Encore and Westgate resorts are being finalized. The system is planned to expand to a total of 68 miles (109 km) of tunnels. Many other TBC projects in cities across the United States were announced, but subsequently became inactive or were canceled. In November 2025 they began to trial self-driving vehicles (which still has a driver ready to take over if need be).

Web Search Results

• Music City Loop - The Boring Company

  _The Boring Company (TBC) has actively collaborated with the community, regulatory agencies, and industry professionals throughout design and construction to integrate best management practices and due-diligence measures, ensuring the project minimizes environmental impacts and fully complies with applicable state, federal, and municipal standards. Once fully operational, the privately funded, zero-emission system will reduce traffic congestion, lower regional greenhouse gas emissions, create employment opportunities, provide enhanced mobility for residents and visitors, and deliver long-term benefits to Nashville and Davidson County.”_ [...] What is Music City Loop?Music City Loop will be a cutting-edge, zero-emission underground transit system connecting downtown Nashville, Music City Center, and Lower Broadway to West End Ave and the Nashville International Airport (BNA). Spanning almost 13 miles, it will take approximately 10 minutes to travel from BNA to Lower Broadway. Funded and operated by The Boring Company (TBC), it will transport passengers in a fleet of dedicated Tesla vehicles (initially Model Ys and Model Xs) through an underground tunnel network to their destinations with no intermediate stops. Trained drivers, referred to as Loop drivers, will operate the vehicles to enhance the passenger experience and provide an additional layer of safety, ensuring a personalized and secure ride. To learn more, please read [...] include various types of sealants (e.g. resin, grout), concrete, and pumping systems.

• Elon Musk's Boring Co. is studying a tunnel project to Tesla ...

  Boring Company’s approach is novel, with small, single-lane tunnels made specifically for electric vehicles, and the Elon Musk-founded startup has struggled for many years to garner the political and regulatory support needed to undertake significant transportation projects. Even in Nevada, where Boring Company has successfully opened a tunnel system and begun chauffeuring passengers in Teslas in Las Vegas, the company has completed only four miles of operational tunnel and is currently experiencing delays as it tries to get necessary approvals to dig under land beyond the County and into the City of Las Vegas. The company is also reckoning with community blowback over safety and environmental issues during tunnel construction. [...] # Exclusive: Elon Musk’s Boring Co. is studying a tunnel project to Tesla Gigafactory near Reno Jessica Mathews Jessica Mathews One of two boring machines on land the Boring Company purchased across from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Elon Musk’s tunneling startup Boring Company is working with a Nevada state-affiliated group to study a tunnel project that would go under the nine-mile stretch of highway from Reno to Tesla’s Gigafactory, according to documents reviewed by Fortune. [...] It’s not clear if the report has been completed yet, and the specific details of the report—including the exact length of a proposed tunnel, the cost of the projet, and the types of vehicles envisioned for the tunnel, including the potential for autonomous vehicles—could not be learned. Boring Company, which currently operates a small stretch of tunnel with Teslas underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, has been trying to pitch a tunnel that would go out to the Gigafactory since at least 2019. “The Boring Company is extremely interested [in] building a Loop tunnel beneath I-80 out to the Tesla Gigafactory, but would need NDOT’s support,” reads a research report published by the Nevada Department of Transportation seven years ago.

• Elon Musk's Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With ...

  In nearly six years, the company has built about 5 miles of tunnels, with even fewer miles in use. Boring uses a machine known as Prufrock to excavate its 12-foot-in-diameter tunnels, applying chemical accelerants during the construction process. For each foot the company bores, it removes about 6 cubic yards of soil and any groundwater it encounters, according to a company document prepared for state environmental officials. It is required to obtain permits to ensure the waste does not contaminate the environment or local water sources. [...] Elon Musk’s Boring Company spent years pitching cities on a novel solution to traffic, an underground transportation system to whisk passengers through tunnels in electric vehicles. Proposals in Illinois and California fizzled after officials and the public began scrutinizing details of the plans and seeking environmental reviews. But in Las Vegas, the tunneling company is building Musk’s vision beneath the city’s urban core thanks to an unlikely partner: the tourism marketing organization best known for selling the image that “What Happens Here, Stays Here.” [...] Soon after the battery factory opened in 2016, Musk’s Boring Company was looking for a place to build a project testing its solution to urban congestion, an idea that sprang from Musk’s frustration with LA traffic. Leaders at the city of Los Angeles were interested. A regional transportation authority, Metro, has a say on public transit in the city, and California law requires an environmental review. But Boring and the city tried to sidestep the state law, claiming an exemption for building in urban areas. Residents, however, weren’t as eager to turn Boring loose. When neighborhood groups in West LA sued the city over the lack of environmental review, Boring settled with them and looked to build elsewhere.

• The Boring Company Projects - ElonX.net

  The Boring Company has submitted an unsolicited tunnel design to connect Rancho Cucamonga to Ontario Internation Airport in California. The tunnels would be 4.5 kilometers long with a diameter of 4.2 meters and would be located 10 meters underground. Transportation will be provided either by modified Tesla Model X vehicles or specially designed electric Tesla vans for 12 people. The vehicles will reach speeds of up to 204 km/h and the ride from Rancho Cucamonga to Ontario Airport would take only 90–120 seconds. Initially, the cars will have human drivers, but later they will be fully autonomous. If the 12-seat vans were to be used, the transport capacity should reach 1,200 passengers per hour, or 10 million people a year. The tunnel system would be operated by the Boring Company. [...] In May 2020, the Boring Company applied for permission to build a tunnel that would connect the Las Vegas Convention Center with the nearby Resorts World Hotel. The tunnel would start at the exhibition grounds and end below the hotel. Tickets would cost from $3 to $5. Vehicles would reach speeds of about 64 km/h. Tunnel was originally expected to be completed in the summer of 2021, but the boring didn’t begin until January 2022. The boring process was completed in early February 2022. This was the first commercial tunnel bored using the Prufrock-1 TBM. The tunnel was opened to the public on June 30, 2022 with the transport capacity of up to 2000 passengers per hour. One ride costs $1.50 per person (or $2.50 for a daily pass), Dogecoin cryptocurrency can be used as a payment method. [...] In October 2020, Boring Company unveiled plans to build a comprehensive tunnel system under Las Vegas. The project is called Vegas Loop and will consist of 24 kilometers of twin-tunnels and 51 stations that would connect local hotels, attractions, a stadium and possibly the airport. These will be standard Loop tunnels with an inner diameter of 3.6 meters at a depth of about 9 meters. Passengers would be transported in the tunnels using Tesla EVs which should eventually be driving autonomously. The Boring Company would pay to build the tunnels but would retain all profits from ticket sales. The costs of building the stations would be covered by the hotels/casinos who would like their facilities connected to the tunnel network. The network of tunnels would be built in several phases and the

• The Boring Company

  Accelerate Civilization With Subterranean Technology Scroll ## The Boring Company creates safe, fast-to-dig, and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels ## The mission: solve traffic, enable rapid point-to-point transportation and transform cities # Why Tunnels? ### To solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic, roads must go 3D, which means either flying cars or tunnels are needed. Unlike flying cars, tunnels are weatherproof, out of sight, and won't fall on your head. ### Tunnels minimize usage of valuable surface land and do not conflict with existing transportation systems. A large network of tunnels can alleviate congestion in any city; no matter how large a city grows, more levels of tunnels can be added. Learn more # introducing loop [...] Learn more # Join Us We're looking for talented individuals ready to get their hands dirty to make a meaningful impact that will last for generations to come. We are an equal opportunity employer offering competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, and equity packages. Careers [...] Learn more # introducing loop ### Loop is an all-electric, zero-emissions, underground public transportation system in which passengers are transported directly to their final destination with no stops along the way. Located at the Las Vegas Convention Center, LVCC Loop is the first commercially operating Loop system. Learn more # Meet Prufrock ### Prufrock is designed to construct mega-infrastructure projects in a matter of weeks instead of years ### Prufrock is designed to tunnel at a speed of 1 mile per week, which is 6 times faster than The Boring Company’s previous generation TBM (Godot-Plus). This is still 4-5 times slower than a garden snail...but Prufrock is catching up! Learn more # Join Us