If youre waiting with bated breath to ride a hyperloop, prepare to turn blue.
Im sorry, but its not going to happen anytime soon.
But you might just be able to get a very poor second, a car ride in a tunnel.
Its courtesy of Elon MusksBoring Company, and if you are feeling underwhelmed, youre not alone.
Walking between the New Exhibit Hall and North/Central Hall can take up to 15 minutes.
Using the tunnel takes only one minute, even if itsnot that exciting.
So how much for a Boring ride?
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A four-minute between the football stadium and the Convention Center is estimated to cost $6.
We were promised a hyperloop, not a Boring tunnel
Lets be very clear.
The wordhyperloopis largely absent from the conversation.
Weve been promisedhydraulic propulsion in a pod through a tube at lightning speed.
However, the reality is a lift in a Tesla, and not even an autonomous one at that.
Talk about an appalling advert for rapid people moving at scale.
Then, theres the problemif a Tesla bricks itselfin a tunnel.
And,a Tesla?
Last yearResorts World was granted permissionto construct a passenger station and underground tunnel connecting it to the LVCC.
Lets roll the dice in the tunnel!
But why stop there?
Youll be in a freaking tube.
How about some casino tables?
A quick game of Uno?
Wedding in a tunnel?
Elvis wedding in a tunnel?
You read right, Las Vegas has a freaking monorail.
I know nothing about black rhinos, but Im going to say thats a lot of gas… ## Do we actuallyneeda Las Vegas Tunnel?
So, tell me again why we need a tunnel, when theres already a monorail?!
I know what Id prefer to use to ferry me from the airport to the LVCC.
But, I guess it all comes down to money.
No city will turn down free infrastructure when someone else is paying.
But, we can expect to hear more from The Boring Company soon as other tunnel-building plans are accelerating.
Its interesting considering that plans to tunnel throughChicagoandLos Angelesfailed.
