Jim K Global Moderator Posted January 29, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2018 Already sold 10k of them .... soooo $5M ....wonder how many fire extinguishers they've sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted February 21, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2018 Quote Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets green light to start digging in Washington, DC Elon Musk’s tunnel-boring project has received more vague government approval for its equally vague plans to build an underground hyperloop between New York and Washington, DC. Last week, Washington, DC’s Department of Transportation issued a preliminary permit to Musk’s Boring Company to start digging at an abandoned lot in the northeast section of the city, according to The Washington Post. Exactly how much digging — how deep and how long — is still unclear. A spokesperson for the Boring Company did not immediately respond to a request for comment, although they did tell the Post that the lot on New York Avenue could be a stop along a theoretical East Coast hyperloop. // Last summer, Musk tweeted that he’d received “verbal [government] approval” to build a hyperloop connecting New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. Later it was revealed that Musk had pitched the idea to White House adviser (and presidential son-in-law) Jared Kushner, who offered a tacit endorsement. The Boring Company has also received support from Maryland governor Larry Hogan, whose administration rolled out a welcome mat and provided a utility permit. Ground has yet to be broken on any of these projects. /snip Full article at The Verge Unobscured Vision and Emn1ty 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The geology of D.C. will be an excellent "case scenario" for about 85% of the major U.S. Cities. Nearby waterways and water intrusion into the local geology that the Boring people will have to account for and contend with ... gonna be challenging and they've got a lot of really smart people with previous experience but nobody's tried it like this before. I'm rooting for them. I think it'll work out fine in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 There's a pod run video at the Instagram page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted April 10, 2018 Subscriber² Share Posted April 10, 2018 I hope to be wrong, but I have almost no faith that any of this will work, and I am a bit upset at the distraction this circus is from getting high speed rail between West coast cities. (I speak from both negative experience with LA Metro lines and the very positive experience with BART). (And yes, I'd rather be in a subway tunnel in an earthquake. The one time that it bothered me happened to leave us stuck under the San Francisco Bay for half an hour) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 The Boring Company just closed a $112,520,000 funding round. 90% from Musk, 10% from early SpaceXers. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 https://la.curbed.com/2018/4/17/17247886/elon-musk-tunnels-loop-ceqa-environmental LA committee endorses fast-tracking Elon Musk's tunneling plans A City Council committee is recommending that Los Angeles expedite Elon Musks plans to drill tunnels under Sepulveda Boulevard. The public works and gang reduction committee on Wednesday approved a motion from Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz, who represents the Westside, to exempt Musks plans from environmental analysis. The motion now heads to the full City Council for approval. Musks Hawthorne-based the Boring Company wants to drill a 2.7-mile proof of concept tunnel beneath Sepulveda Boulevard on the Westside, roughly from Pico Boulevard to Washington Boulevard. The tunnel would be used as a testing ground for Musks "Loop" system, a series of underground tubes for cars, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Musk claims that pods would speed through the tunnels at speeds of up to 150 mph, easing traffic in Los Angeles. > Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) They're also going to build what sounds like an autonomous factory for liner segments. This s***'s getting real... Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 LA Loop system public info session May 17, 2018 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (PDT) 10:00 - 11:00 pm (EDT) 2:00 - 3:00 am (UTC, May 18, 2018) Quote The Boring Company Information Session May 17, 2018, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Leo Baeck Temple 1300 North Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 Leo Baeck Temple invites you to an information session featuring The Boring Company on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Please join us to learn more about The Boring Company’s vision to alleviate soul-destroying traffic through Loop, a zero-emissions, high-speed, underground public transportation system! Community members will have the opportunity to dig into The Boring Company, the Hawthorne-based tunneling company founded by Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla. During the information session representatives will provide an overview of the company, Loop, Hyperloop, and their potential Los Angeles project. We look forward to seeing you there, please RSVP using the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-boring-company-information-session-tickets-45831660731 http://www.leobaecktemple.org/events/the-boring-company-information-session/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-14/elon-musk-s-boring-co-wins-chicago-airport-high-speed-train-bid Quote Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Wins Chicago Airport High-Speed Train Bid Elon Musk's Boring Co. is the winner in a bid to build a multibillion-dollar high-speed express train to O'Hare International Airport, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The result gives the young company a big boost in legitimacy as it tries to get transportation projects underway in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The company beat out a consortium that included Mott MacDonald, the civil engineering firm that designed a terminal at London's Heathrow Airport, and JLC Infrastructure, an infrastructure fund backed by former basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson, said the people, who declined to be identified because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. The city is expected to announce the news as soon as Thursday, one person said. > Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unobscured Vision Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Here come the first of the royalties for the IP ... Virgin Hyperloop One demonstrates full-scale test for Saudi leaders Article link | Motor authority website Aww yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 12/16/2017 at 6:10 PM, DocM said: I guess this explains the second TBM they just bought. https://www.inverse.com/article/39460-elon-musk-hyperloop-boring-company Or even the games of the Beltway Series (Orioles-Nationals) - which has shown to be a bigger draw - even in Camden Yards - than Orioles-Yankees. It is now the proximity of the DC end to Nationals Park that bears watching. Camden Yards is, in fact, served by MARC (both light and heavy rail), MTA bus (several lines). Nationals Park has WMATA (Navy Yard/Nationals Park - a dedicated station; it predates the stadium, in fact) and Metro bus service, but no other transit service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 They'll have 3 TBM's; mods to the existing Gardot, an intermediate version then a final "high speed" The Boring Co. TBM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) The Loop test tunnel will be opening for public demo rides in a few weeks. Edited August 16, 2018 by DocM Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beittil Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 This is a SpaceX thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted August 25, 2018 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 25, 2018 8 hours ago, Beittil said: This is a SpaceX thing... eh? This is a TBC thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Joined at the hip via Hyperloop. Snippet: they're saying the Dugout Loop to Dodger Stadium should be completed in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) The plan has been to evolve TBM's in 3 phases, Godot: conventional TBM used for R&D. Line-Storm: highly-modded, 2–3x faster than previous TBM's. Proof-Rock: Boring Company designed, up to 10x faster than conventional TBM's. Under development as of May 2018. Today they tweeted this, Draggendrop and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted October 21, 2018 Veteran Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Boring Co’s “Loop Lift” elevator and tunnel concept are coming to life at SpaceX site Quote snip The Boring Company released new images revealing a freshly painted tunnel in white and a shaft that’s being constructed on a private lot at 120th Street and Prairie Avenue, roughly at the halfway point of the tunneling startup’s underground 2-mile test tunnel. Dubbed O’Leary Station after Patrick O’Leary, a 13-year SpaceX veteran who transitioned in 2017 to become Structures Engineering Designer for The Boring Company, the location is part of a proof-of-concept that aims to demonstrate the efficiency of lowering vehicles into transportation systems, perhaps directly from a vehicle owner’s home garage. snip July 2018 October 2018 Quote The concept elevator when complete will not be open to the public but instead used as an internal testbed for moving vehicles in and out of the private residence, which the company acquired. Cars would enter the tunnel from the SpaceX campus near Crenshaw Boulevard, move through the tunnel and on to the garage at O’Leary Station and then back to headquarters. “It’s an important part of the longer-term vision the company is trying to build,” said The Boring Company spokesperson Jane Labanowski. Quote The Boring Company’s recently shared photos are a good indicator that the various components in its proof-of-concept project are starting to come together. The photo of the 20-plus-ft-in-diameter hole in the ground, or tunnel shaft, is in the same residential location where Teslarati photographers Pauline Acalin and Tom Cross recently spotted excavation taking place. The location, now understood to be O’Leary Station, will be the site for The Boring Company’s “garage-elevator” concept, as well as a more convenient point access for maintenance and eventually the permanent removal of tunnel boring machine (TBM) segments. Quote The Boring Company looks to extend its tunneling project into the west side of Los Angeles and apply learnings from its test tunnel and streamline the process for tunnel building. Unlike traditional underground tunnels for passenger vehicles, Boring Co.’s tunnels will be smaller and able to maintain a vacuum in order to support Hyperloop transportation. Reducing the tunnel diameter by 50% will also reduce the cross-sectional area of the tunnel by a factor of four. reference video from before... more at the link... https://www.teslarati.com/boring-company-oleary-station-loop-lift-elevator/ DocM and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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