Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight
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Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.

Summary

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is rapidly expanding the “Vegas Loop,” a 68-mile underground Tesla-based transit system approved with minimal public input and regulatory oversight.

Backed by the Las Vegas tourism authority, the project bypasses federal environmental reviews and standard public transit scrutiny.

Despite safety, labor, and environmental violations, Boring faces modest fines and continues construction.

Critics, including former Mayor Carolyn Goodman, highlight concerns over safety, accessibility, and untested technology, but local officials and businesses support the project, viewing it as a vital traffic solution.

The Loop may set a precedent for deregulated infrastructure projects.

  • Flying Squid
    25•1 day ago

    And for people to die in if one of them catches fire.

    • @FireRetardant
      25•1 day ago

      What, that would never happen. Tesla has a bulletproof reliability rating and rock solid quality control. They use extensive reporting techniques to catch issues before they happen. Their self driving feature is 1000 time better than a human, hence why we need to dig a tunnel to isolate them from everything else.

      • @[email protected]
        2•21 hours ago

        Doesn’t matter, the doors wouldn’t open anyway, they lock up when their cars catch on fire.

      • Flying Squid
        7•1 day ago

        It doesn’t look like it would be easy to get out from the photos I’ve seen, and if there’s a fire suppression system, the photos have not made that apparent to me either.