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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 sjwright »

keyle wrote: post #3

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 fo…

Sydney?

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Post by semi-extrinsic »

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…

Another question is why the autonomous vehicles would need guide wheels? Sounds decidedly non-autonomous to me.

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Post by npunt »

semi-extrinsic wrote: post #15
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…

Another question is why the autonomous vehicles would need guide wheels? Sounds decidedly non-autonomous to me.

It’s for added safety factor at high speeds (150mph).

Re: Elon Musk Unveils Boring Co's First Tunnel

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Post by npunt »

kilroy123 wrote: post #14

Are they really boring tunnels cheaper and faster than traditional construction companies though? Seems like that's the real goal with the company.

Yes, mentioned in live stream was that other co’s only spend 1/5 the time actually boring and the rest on logistics of putting up retaining walls and the like. Part of Boring Co innovation is to automate that and keep the borer working all the time. Also they 3x’d the energy output of the boring machine vs competitors. Should add up.

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Post by yborg »

snowwindwaves wrote: post #11

The tone of the article is surprisingly hostile. Maybe I'm just used to Canadian media.

It felt completely neutral to me. Admittedly, the reporter didn't genuflect before the altar of Elon, which some of his fans might interpret as implicit hostility.

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Post by npunt »

snowwindwaves wrote: post #11

The tone of the article is surprisingly hostile. Maybe I'm just used to Canadian media.

It felt a bit persnickety - focusing on some minor details of the event that weren’t perfect, probably as a proxy for author’s larger skepticism. Skepticism is warranted given the big claims & article wasn’t too bad overall.
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