The Vegas Loop, underground tunnels built by Elon Musk's Boring Company that snake beneath Sin City, haven't changed the traffic or even the technological game the company promised it would be. It was supposed to be a futuristic, autonomous people transporter that looked like public transportation. tron universe. Instead, Las Vegas just arrived That didn't really solve any of the city's traffic problems.
Apparently it's not just Tesla vehicles in the tunnels either. filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority about incidents involving the Tesla tunnels dating back to 2022. Records revealed that the tunnels have seen at least 67 reports of trespassing. They date back to 2022 and 22 cases of vehicles following Teslas. in tunnels and stations.
Boring's monthly reports to the Legas Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority also showed several cases of “property damage, theft, technical problems or injuries, near misses, and break-ins or trespasses,” according to Fortune.
The cars that entered the stations appear to be mostly simple accidents in which drivers followed Teslas into unauthorized areas. The invasion incidents are a little more egregious and Fortune He described them as “a headache for the Boring Company.”
Some of the more notable cases include a skateboarder who sneaked into the tunnels through a passenger pick-up station, two people who were seen sleeping in one of the tunnel stations, and a man who attempted to remove a license plate reader in a station In each case, Boring security escorted the intruders out of the tunnels and stations, but there are no records showing that they were reported to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
Even the construction of the tunnels had more than a few sketchy moments, but not all that fun. Former members of the Boring Company construction team spoke with including one who said: “We have constantly flirted with death.” During a six-month period last year, Boring reported 36 injuries to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials, including heat exhaustion, bruises, and crushed hands and elbows. A notice sent to the local OSHA office in Nevada reported that between 15 and 20 employees suffered burns from accelerant chemicals while working in the tunnels.
Somehow, none of these incidents have stopped the city and Clark County's desperate hope for the transit system that the Boring Company promised but never delivered. County commissioners last May approved a plan to expand 65 miles and add 69 passenger stations.
