Elon Musk’s Boring Company

While the future of Twitter is hotly debated elsewhere on the Internet, we’re taking this moment to check in on Mr. Musk’s other company. No, not the other headline nabbing contenders, Tesla or SpaceX. This is the boring one–literally. 

The Boring Company, in case you didn’t know, was initially a back-of-the-napkin idea Musk had for hyperloop technology, or transportation for people and cargo through high-speed (700 mph) tunnels. So far, the company has created a lo-fi version of the concept, using Teslas as shuttles in an underground 1.7-mile tunnel in Las Vegas. The plan has since expanded to include a 29-mile stretch to the international airport.

While Twitter is Elon’s push for free speech, The Boring Company is Elon’s answer to traffic congestion. Tweeting Sunday night about the worst cities by congestion, Musk signaled he was returning to his initial plans of building hyperloop technology and replying to threads asking for hyperloop for hurricane evacuations and Korean BBQ cravings.

Last week, the company captured a $5.7BN valuation with a $675MM Series C led by Vy and Sequoia Capital. With a 2008 measure to support a high-speed rail system in California not expected until at least 2030, some are hopeful Musk beats the state to it.

Question–does this guy sleep?