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Elon Musk Unveils Boring Co's First Tunnel

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Re: Elon Musk Unveils Boring Co's First Tunnel

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Post by keyle »

It will come down to cost to build and time to build...

I took 2 tunnels to and from the airport today. Each way, over $10. But I'm damn glad I took them because they go all the way from north of the city, to south of the city, including under the river, where our bridges are massive bottleneck.

I saved at least 30' and a lot of sanity, and this was before work. I'd be dead tired if I had to deal with traffic jams for 45'.

Heck I'd even chose a bumpy tunnel over the surface.

Re: Elon Musk Unveils Boring Co's First Tunnel

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Post by warent »

> "But Musk told reporters that Boring officials have abandoned the concept of the skate, saying it was “far more complex” than his new plan: guide wheels that can be attached to the front tires of autonomous, electric cars, steadying the vehicles as they move forward through tunnels."

So basically this only works with Tesla vehicles at the moment. I'm wondering how that's going to expand in the future--if at all.

Do they have a standard which other vehicle manufacturers are expected to include in their car designs to be compatible with these tunnels?

This is making me question the viability of it, because without buy-in from manufacturers, it seems seriously unlikely that any government is going to approve a sprawling Tesla Guide Wheel Tunnel™ network.

Re: Elon Musk Unveils Boring Co's First Tunnel

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Post by npunt »

warent wrote: post #4

> "But Musk told reporters that Boring officials have abandoned the concept of the skate, saying it was “far more complex” than his new plan: guide wheels that can be attached to the front tires of autonomous, electric cars, steadying the vehicles as they move forward through tunnels." So basically this only works with Tesla vehicles at the moment. I'm wondering how that's going to expand in the future--if at all. Do…

Yes he mentioned it would be a standard any autonomous EV could add, and specifically said it would not be a walled garden.

Makes sense to add these to the vehicles so the tunnel can be as ‘dumb’ as possible, since we’ll need a lot of tunnels to make a dent in traffic.

Note also Tesla’s prior commitment to opening their patent portfolio for OEMs to use. Seems similar approach (platform play).

Re: Elon Musk Unveils Boring Co's First Tunnel

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Post by simon_acca »

warent wrote: post #4

> "But Musk told reporters that Boring officials have abandoned the concept of the skate, saying it was “far more complex” than his new plan: guide wheels that can be attached to the front tires of autonomous, electric cars, steadying the vehicles as they move forward through tunnels." So basically this only works with Tesla vehicles at the moment. I'm wondering how that's going to expand in the future--if at all. Do…

The intention seems to be to standardize: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1075227724430471168
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