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Endless Stream of Tesla's Continuously Going Through Boring Tunnel Loop at Las Vegas

There's a video showing an endless stream of Tesla vehicles going through the Boring Tunnel Loop at Las Vegas. This is one way to combat heavy traffic.
Endless Stream of Tesla's Continuously Going Through Boring Tunnel Loop at Las Vegas

Boring Tunnel Loop With Endless Tesla Vehicles

Elon Musk has described dense traffic as "soul crushing" and one of his solutions to combat this has been to make "Boring Tunnels" which are dug underground that cars can use to avoid the roads of today.

This innovation by Tesla is going to be fully autonomous one day and I think it will be one of the first places that robotaxis operate, since the road is one simple lane with walls on each side.

There were some questions on X about the Boring Tunnels, which I'll put here with answers from others and what I think the answer is as well for, additional information.

The first question is in regard to Boring Tunnels not being an innovation, since there are subway systems and underground buses already happening in the U.S. in places such as New York and Boston.

There are several answers to this - the first being that public transport is paid for by tax dollars, and Boring Tunnels are paid for by the company itself. Also, cost matters. An autonomous Tesla in a Boring Tunnel will cost a fraction of what the maintenance of public transport is.

I also think that having smaller vehicles do this means more privacy for people who need to utilize this public transport. This solution is also very scalable and uniform everywhere it is built.

 

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More Boring Tunnel Loop Questions

The next question was someone saying that in the video, there was a car every 2 seconds, which means a car with 5 people in it is about 200,000 people per day - which is not a lot for a transit system and that a van would make more sense.

I think a van would be great to have in a Boring Tunnel where applicable. That's a good point. A van with 10 people in it will get this to 400,000 people per day. And, create tunnels the size that can handle a Tesla Bus, and it gets even better. However, you lose some of the privacy of being in a smaller vehicle.

This question was a good point, and I don't see anything I would say to counter argue it.

The next question is what if the car has to stop or breaks down in the loop. What happens if someone needs to get out of the car immediately - there isn't any room. What happens if the Tesla catches on fire while in the tunnel.

First off, Tesla vehicles rarely catch on fire, and this is a myth that needs to be put to rest. With enough redundancy in a Tesla vehicle, it should hardly, if ever, break down. I've had my Model 3 RWD for 17 months and never once had it break down.

I think the option for a Tesla not working in the tunnel is for it to get put in neutral and to have the ability for the car behind it to push it along - some kind of solution for that would be good.

Other than that, it is good to see so many cars going through the Boring Tunnels in the Las Vegas loop. This is one step closer to having better traffic.

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What do you think about this endless stream of Tesla vehicles at the Boring Tunnel Loop in Las Vegas? Is this helping to defeat soul crushing traffic?

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Andrew Franklin (not verified)    January 15, 2024 - 9:15AM

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Jeremy, Light Rail lines globally average only 17,431 passengers per day, half that of the Loop’s 32,000 people per day.

And what's really impressive is those LRT lines have an average 13 stations while the Loop does twice the volume over just 3 stations.



Even metros only average 14,656 passengers per day per station according to the UITP which is only a bit higher than each LVCC Loop station’s 10,670 per day despite subways costing 30x - 70x more.

Andrew Franklin (not verified)    January 15, 2024 - 4:14PM

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Actually, Light Rail lines globally average only 17,431 passengers per day, half that of the Loop’s 32,000 people per day.

And what's really impressive is those LRT lines have an average 13 stations while the Loop does twice the volume over just 3 stations.



Even metros only average 14,656 passengers per day per station according to the UITP which is only a bit higher than each LVCC Loop station’s 10,670 per day despite subways costing 30x - 70x more.