On May 17, Boring Company updated the FAQ page on the homepage of official website, and answered several questions that everyone was most concerned about. The article said that the key to solving the traffic jam problem is that the road must be three-dimensional, which means not only the ground, but also flying cars in the air and underground multi-storey tunnels.
Thought it was a joke? Musk's actions are unparalleled. In addition to the concept video released at the end of April this year, on May 12, Musk uploaded a tunnel test video on his instagram account to tell everyone that he was really digging a tunnel. In his introduction, he wrote that the speed of transport vehicles in the tunnel can reach 200 km/h, and the tracks can be automatically switched. Of course, Musk did not forget the friendly reminder that "too soon may lead to dizziness".
It is understood that the current cost of some tunnel excavation projects is $65.438+0 billion per mile, and the goal of drilling companies is to increase the excavation speed and reduce the cost by more than 654.38+0 times.
In order to achieve this goal, the company said that it is prepared to use electric sledges in the tunnel to reduce the tunnel diameter and greatly reduce the excavation cost. At present, the average tunnel diameter is 28 feet. Drilling companies can reduce the tunnel diameter by half to 14 feet by using electric sleds to transport cars in the tunnel. At the same time, the electric sleigh can also transport goods other than cars. If a vacuum hood is added, it can be directly transformed into a Hyperloop cockpit.