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If no specific time was given, who would dare to believe Musk’s Twitter?

Previously, Elon Musk, who dared to think and act, launched an "underground" company called Boring.

Compared to Tesla's "accelerating the world's transition to renewable energy" and SpaceX's starry universe, Boring is so boring that it looks like a subway.

However, at least the first substantive step has been taken:

First tunnel boring almost complete – Almost.

250 km/h

The first tunnel is located in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, where SpaceX is headquartered.

Musk first said calmly on Sunday in the United States: The drilling of the first tunnel will be completed soon.

Then when asked further, he said that everyone would be given a free trial ride on December 10.

Going further, Iron Man said the speed will reach 250 km/h.

And then there was nothing more.

10 minutes from the city center to the airport

Earlier, Musk also revealed some details in an interview.

For example, the first tunnel, which is 2.7 miles ≈ 4.3 kilometers long, will first be tested on the section from the city center to the airport. The goal is to get from downtown Los Angeles (Dodger Stadium) to Los Angeles International Airport within 10 minutes.

And each person is charged only US$1≈7 yuan per trip - the highest price for a one-way subway trip in Beijing.

You may have also heard that Musk is involved in another similar company: Hyperloop, which focuses on super high-speed rail and also has the task of digging tunnels.

But the difference is that Boring is more like an underground integrated transportation system that can transport both people and cars.

Anyway, we will rebuild a traffic system underground, but without traffic jams, with maximum automated driving and less hassles in real traffic.

It is worth mentioning that Boring received commercial orders after the first tunnel was excavated.

They had a contract with the City of Chicago to build a loop for Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Boring Complete Solution

Finally, let’s give a complete introduction to Boring’s solution.

After Boring's adjustment in March this year, its direction became clearer:

Build an urban bus system that runs in underground tunnels, has a speed of 240 kilometers per hour, is autonomous and electrically driven.

This system, which mainly serves pedestrians and cyclists, will build 1,000 small stations in the city, occupying an area no bigger than a parking space and being closer to citizens' travel destinations.

There is no doubt that this is a subversion of the existing subway.

Musk also released a demonstration.

These displays clearly show an unmanned minibus carrying multiple passengers, vertically descending from the ground into the underground, and then automatically driving into the main line of the underground tunnel.

Of course, compared with before, this is a fundamental direction adjustment.

Musk's Boring Company (which means both boring and drilling) previously planned to build an underground tunnel network and then transport cars to various locations at high speed via electric skateboards.

Obviously, the new direction after adjustment can benefit more people, not just those who drive.

The previous solution was this:

It can be seen that Musk’s previous starting point was to solve the problem of urban congestion, so that his Tesla electric cars could drill into the ground and pass through traffic jams with ease.

In this demonstration, the driverless bus only appeared briefly as a supporting role.

Now this supporting role has become the protagonist. Of course, Musk also added that this system will still transport cars, but only after meeting the public's travel needs.

Caring about the travel convenience of the vast majority of American people is now also Musk's top priority on the planet.