🚇 The Boring Company’s tunneling machine has reached Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. 📸 The company shared the milestone on social media with photos and videos of the Prufrock TBM. 🌐 This achievement is part of the broader development of the Las Vegas Loop network. 🐌 The Prufrock machine tunnels at a speed currently slower…
🎉 The Boring Company reached a milestone of 2 million passengers in its Las Vegas loop. 🚇 The first loop operates at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). 📈 This milestone was achieved just over a year after surpassing 1 million passengers. 🌐 The company has approvals for 81 additional stops throughout Las Vegas. 🛠️…
🚀 The Boring Company’s Prufrock 3 has launched at Tesla Giga Texas. 🛠️ Prufrock 3 is a tunnel boring machine (TBM) partly underground, indicating its commencement of digging towards Tesla Giga Texas. 📅 Prufrock 3 was first teased in a TBC post in March 2023 but wasn’t deployed until now. 📏 Estimated to dig a…
💡 The 2024 Not-a-Boring Competition, hosted by The Boring Company, has commenced with the participation of 130 students. 🌐 Teams from 5 different countries are competing in this year’s competition, demonstrating its international appeal and reach. 🛠️ The competition features three mini-competitions focusing on innovative digging systems, tunnel reinforcement, and autonomous guidance/navigation for tunnel boring…
🔧 The Boring Company’s Prufrock 3 is positioned to start digging at Tesla Giga Texas. 🚧 Final preparations are underway for the start of tunneling at Giga Texas. 🎥 Drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer has been closely monitoring the progress of Prufrock 3. 🚚 TBC began shipping and assembling Prufrock 3 parts at Giga Texas in…
💼 The Boring Company (TBC) is switching its state of incorporation to Nevada by March 2023. 🌐 This move mirrors Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which also shifted its incorporation to Nevada recently. 🏙️ The Boring Company’s decision seems strategic, especially with its major project, the Vegas Loop, in Las Vegas. 🚇 The Vegas Loop already has…
🔨 The Boring Company’s Prufrock-3 is under construction at Tesla Gigafactory Texas. 🚧 Prufrock-3 is designed to start digging a tunnel within 48 hours of arrival on site. 🏗️ The machine is capable of porpoising, allowing it to launch directly from the surface and re-emerge at the other end of the tunnel. 🛠️ Prufrock-3’s assembly…
🚇 The Boring Company’s Prufrock 3 is set to launch in its first commercial project near Tesla Giga Texas. 🛠️ Drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer observed the assembly of TBC’s Prufrock tunnel boring machine at Tesla’s Texas factory. 🕵️ Tegtmeyer and his team estimate that Prufrock 3 will dig at least 14 meters (55 feet) below…
🚇 The Boring Company’s tunnel boring machine, Prufrock, is spotted at Gigafactory Texas, hinting at upcoming tunnel construction. 🏭 Gigafactory Texas’s Boring tunnel is expected to start at State Highway 130 (SH 130) or the Pickle Parkway, facilitating transportation of freshly manufactured cars. 🛠️ Prufrock, the latest boring machine from The Boring Company, promises increased…
🚇 The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, acquires new land in Las Vegas for the Vegas Loop expansion. 🏞️ The 1.8-acre land, purchased for $7.2 million, is located across from the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus. 🌐 The acquired site is expected to facilitate the connection between UNLV and the Las…