Elon Musk’s Boring Company lands $48.7M contract for underground “people mover”

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/22/elon-musks-boring-company-lands-48-7m-contract-for-underground-people-mover-in-las-vegas/

by prostoalex • 7 years ago

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rayiner• 7 years ago

Details of the 35.3-mile system, which emerged recently in a 505-page draft environmental assessment, reveals a design that fails to meet several key national safety standards. The underground system appears to lack sufficient emergency exits, ignore the latest engineering practices and proposes passenger escape ladders that one fire safety professor calls “the definition of insanity.”

Traster• 7 years ago

That's a quote about an entirely different project that hasn't been approved yet. This 1 mile tunnel is much much less ambitious and probably is more about TBC building up expertise than actually deploying any fantastic new tech.

geezerjay• 7 years ago

IIRC TBC never announced any "fantastic new tech", in spite of the marketing effort. It seems they have COTS tunneling equipment, a knack for ignoring basic establish practices, and a enthusiastic PR team.

HoveringOrb• 7 years ago

Also, the whirling blades that move randomly up and down the length of the tunnel seem downright unnecessary.

jiveturkey• 7 years ago

it's just an underground tram. it has 3 stops in a mile. there is no way (and no benefit) that the tunnel is evacuated, hyperloop-style, at those short distances.

which makes sense given the cost. which even at $50MM I very much doubt they can do it that cheap. the stations or other parts of it must be paid for in another budget.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company lands $48.7M contract for underground “people mover”

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