The ongoing X and Elon Musk Transgressions Thread

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Brupal

The Boring Company is preparing to take its Las Vegas tunnel network to a whole new level. During a live Spaces talk on X, it was announced that the company’s first direct tunnel connection to Harry Reid International Airport is expected to open in the first quarter of 2026.


This new tunnel will connect the airport to key areas on the Strip and downtown using Tesla vehicles operating in dedicated underground lanes. According to the announcement, shared by Sawyer Merritt on X, the system is designed to move up to 20,000 passengers per hour, making it one of the highest-throughput airport transit options in North America if fully realized.

For travelers, the biggest immediate benefit will be speed and cost. The Boring Company is targeting pricing that undercuts traditional ride-hailing services by a wide margin. Trips from Downtown Las Vegas to the airport are expected to cost $12 and take around 8 minutes, while rides from the airport to the Las Vegas Convention Center will cost $10 with a travel time of just 5 minutes.

Compared to surface-level travel, which can easily take 20 to 40 minutes during peak hours, this could represent a massive improvement in both convenience and predictability.

Beyond the time savings, the company claims the system will operate at 50–80% lower cost than an Uber, helping make it an attractive alternative for budget-conscious travelers, event attendees, and daily commuters. With tens of millions of visitors passing through Harry Reid International Airport each year, even shifting a small portion of trips underground could significantly relieve pressure on major arteries like Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road.

If successful, this project could set the stage for similar airport connections in other major cities — giving us a glimpse into what Musk believes could be the future of high-speed, low-cost urban transportation.

You should probably link the article you took this post from: https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/the...as-by-q1-2026/

Interesting site, by the way. They pump out an incredible amount of articles and have 0 comments on all of them.

[Brupal]

I’m hesitant to wade in,given how much flack I will inevitably receive but sometimes things need to be pointed out. You could build a train that started in Downtown Las Vegas (or even in North Las Vegas to serve some locals), and then run it along the strip, stopping about twenty times along the way while passengers with luggage struggle to board an increasingly crowded train and after about half an hour it would be ready to make its final leg to the airport and everyone would complain and say that they could just take their own Uber or cab and get to the airport without the crowding and hassle. The problem is those thousands of cabs have to deal with traffic lights and general congestion so it takes just as long as a train and costs comparatively more. So a hybrid solution is to offer everyone a more direct point to point form of transportation (ie from YOUR hotel with just YOUR luggage) at a cost lower than an Uber (yes Fuzz, I believe strongly that it would be easy to undercut Uber or cabs that charge $25 for a 10 mile trip)and by building dedicated tunnels you bypass the congestion of the surface system. There are plenty of things to object to, but can you not see the advantages as well? Claiming it can’t be done or will never work or will be slower and more expensive than projected is all so simple when it hasn’t even been rolled out. Let’s revisit this discussion a year from now and see how the reviews are after implementation. And by relieving much of the surface congestion, it will undoubtedly make it better for those who choose to continue to use the old system. Everyone benefits.

Surely enough of CP participants visit Las Vegas frequently to see that tunnels from various hotels to the airport is an IMPROVEMENT over what exists currently, no? What would YOU suggest that is better, keeping in mind the cost of building tunnels for trains are far more expensive than the ones being built for EVs.

[Fuzz]

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Brupal

I’m hesitant to wade in,given how much flack I will inevitably receive but sometimes things need to be pointed out. You could build a train that started in Downtown Las Vegas (or even in North Las Vegas to serve some locals), and then run it along the strip, stopping about twenty times along the way while passengers with luggage struggle to board an increasingly crowded train and after about half an hour it would be ready to make its final leg to the airport and everyone would complain and say that they could just take their own Uber or cab and get to the airport without the crowding and hassle. The problem is those thousands of cabs have to deal with traffic lights and general congestion so it takes just as long as a train and costs comparatively more. So a hybrid solution is to offer everyone a more direct point to point form of transportation (ie from YOUR hotel with just YOUR luggage) at a cost lower than an Uber (yes Fuzz, I believe strongly that it would be easy to undercut Uber or cabs that charge $25 for a 10 mile trip)and by building dedicated tunnels you bypass the congestion of the surface system. There are plenty of things to object to, but can you not see the advantages as well? Claiming it can’t be done or will never work or will be slower and more expensive than projected is all so simple when it hasn’t even been rolled out. Let’s revisit this discussion a year from now and see how the reviews are after implementation. And by relieving much of the surface congestion, it will undoubtedly make it better for those who choose to continue to use the old system. Everyone benefits.

Surely enough of CP participants visit Las Vegas frequently to see that tunnels from various hotels to the airport is an IMPROVEMENT over what exists currently, no? What would YOU suggest that is better, keeping in mind the cost of building tunnels for trains are far more expensive than the ones being built for EVs.

The question you're asking is:

"Would you rather be on a crowded train, or waiting in line forever".

There's a "Why not neither?" solution already invented here - a rail line with mandatory seat reservation. Then the train is never crowded, and you are waiting in line for significantly less time because a train can carry like 10 times as many passengers per hour through a tunnel compared to a bunch of electric jellybean pods.

Also - when one of those Teslas breaks down (which they always do) the tunnel is screwed. Trains have redundant systems and a far better reliability track record to keep the tunnel moving.

[Fuzz]

They also don't have much for emergency escape routes. Imagine one of those things catching fire? You'd never make it out before choking to death, if you can even get the door open. And if there are 50 other cars in the tunnel? That'd get ugly quick.