The picture above is of the opening of the tunnel under the river Thames. Back in 1843 this was considered a technological breakthrough. But drilling a tunnel today...not so much.
So I just had to link to the latest article about the another one of Musk's boondoggles.
Two of Elon Musk's Terrible Ideas Have Both Flopped in Vegas
At this point, I'm starting to wonder if "Elon Musk" was actually an Indian phrase for "Over promise and under deliver". Here's an excerpt about how Vegas got fleeced.
Remember that in this particular transportation system of the future, Musk was contractually obligated to deliver a specific daily ridership to the convention center: 4,000 people per hour for 13 hours per day during major trade shows. (The contract also has penalties for failure to meet these numbers: $300,000 per trade show for a maximum of $4.5 million.) Part of this math was calculated when the system was to use autonomous 12-passenger vans, which have never materialized, and then by having four passengers in each autonomous SUV, with one person sitting in the non-driving driver’s seat. I think we can all agree, after seeing what is going on above ground, that it’s a good thing these vehicles are not autonomously zinging through stations crowded with people walking to their rides (and kids aren’t allowed to ride in these tunnels anyway, which is probably … also good). But it’s plain to any observer that there are not 4,000 people moving through this tunnel per hour, and recent data showed it’s more like 1,300 people per hour — about the capacity of standard (and, often, autonomous) people-movers all over Vegas — meaning the Boring Company has massively shortchanged its client. Nevertheless, in October, Musk’s Boring Company won unanimous approval from Clark County to extend his tunnels beneath the Strip, with contracts to build stations at several hotels. The hotels are footing the bills for the next phase, so at least the city’s money won’t continue to be buried in this underground money pit. But it’s certainly going to be interesting to see, after watching this real-world demonstration, who actually buys into this future and who ends up getting taken for a ride. --Alissa Walker, Curbed 1/7/22
Tesla makes crappy cars and by my estimates is only kept alive by selling the vaporware known as full self driving. SpaceX makes satellites that can't not crash into everyone else's hardware in space and is on the verge of bankruptcy. And now we find that the Boring Company is another laughing stock company that is selling technology from the 1800's as cutting edge.
Two of Elon Musk's Terrible Ideas Have Both Flopped in Vegas
At this point, I'm starting to wonder if "Elon Musk" was actually an Indian phrase for "Over promise and under deliver". Here's an excerpt about how Vegas got fleeced.
Remember that in this particular transportation system of the future, Musk was contractually obligated to deliver a specific daily ridership to the convention center: 4,000 people per hour for 13 hours per day during major trade shows. (The contract also has penalties for failure to meet these numbers: $300,000 per trade show for a maximum of $4.5 million.) Part of this math was calculated when the system was to use autonomous 12-passenger vans, which have never materialized, and then by having four passengers in each autonomous SUV, with one person sitting in the non-driving driver’s seat. I think we can all agree, after seeing what is going on above ground, that it’s a good thing these vehicles are not autonomously zinging through stations crowded with people walking to their rides (and kids aren’t allowed to ride in these tunnels anyway, which is probably … also good). But it’s plain to any observer that there are not 4,000 people moving through this tunnel per hour, and recent data showed it’s more like 1,300 people per hour — about the capacity of standard (and, often, autonomous) people-movers all over Vegas — meaning the Boring Company has massively shortchanged its client. Nevertheless, in October, Musk’s Boring Company won unanimous approval from Clark County to extend his tunnels beneath the Strip, with contracts to build stations at several hotels. The hotels are footing the bills for the next phase, so at least the city’s money won’t continue to be buried in this underground money pit. But it’s certainly going to be interesting to see, after watching this real-world demonstration, who actually buys into this future and who ends up getting taken for a ride. --Alissa Walker, Curbed 1/7/22
Tesla makes crappy cars and by my estimates is only kept alive by selling the vaporware known as full self driving. SpaceX makes satellites that can't not crash into everyone else's hardware in space and is on the verge of bankruptcy. And now we find that the Boring Company is another laughing stock company that is selling technology from the 1800's as cutting edge.
No discussion about the Boring Company would be complete without some input from the YouTube channel Thunderf00t. This guy is great at exposing how Musk’s idiocy and failures are routinely praised by the sycophantic press. If Musk isn’t Gavin Belson, I don’t know who is.
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