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It’s full-bore ahead for Elon Musk\u2019s Boring Co. According to a new update from the Las Vegas Review-Journal,<\/em> the Vegas Loop is on track to whoosh passengers underneath the Las Vegas Strip \u2014 in a fleet of high-capacity, self-driving Teslas \u2014 sometime in 2023.<\/p>\n

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In 2020, Elon Musk shared this rendering of a Vegas Loop station featuring driverless Teslas. (Image: Elon Music\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier this month, Elon Musk\u2019s tunnel-digging company opened the first of 55 stations for its underground people mover at nearby Resorts World.<\/p>\n

Set to make round trips to and from the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Vegas Loop will eventually reach downtown.<\/p>\n

Musk Overly Optimistic?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Though Musk tweeted that he expected a fully operational tunnel by the end of this year, Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, told the R-J<\/em> it will probably be more like next year.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll be fully autonomous by the end of this calendar year. But we think we\u2019re in a position to start testing autonomy relatively soon,\u201d<\/strong> Hill said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One vehicle at a time will be switched to autonomous operations, with safety drivers remaining in place until the Teslas are proven, beyond all doubt, to operate safely on their own.<\/p>\n

A Dozen At A Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When Boring first introduced its system a few years ago, renderings showed Teslas ferrying up to 12 people each. The pandemic caused execs to ditch the higher capacity as a safety precaution, but they are expected to be rolled out eventually.<\/p>\n

You can use those higher-occupancy vehicles when you have a group of people who want to go from one place to the same place,\u201d Hill said. \u201cOften, folks don\u2019t. The ability to have an individual car for people who want to go someplace different from where everybody else is going is an important aspect in the system. The higher occupancy vehicles will be helpful, too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Next up are stations for Allegiant Stadium and the South Strip, the Caesars Loop near Flamingo, and a Westgate extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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