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Recently, according to foreign media reports, the Las Vegas conference and visitor administration voted to approve the $48.6 million contract for boring, a mining company under Elon Musk. Boring will build a commercial tunnel in Las Vegas, including two vehicle tunnels, three stations and a pedestrian tunnel.
It is reported that the length of the double hole tunnel built 9 meters to 27 meters underground will reach 35.3 miles, with two stations in Washington and Baltimore.
Musk said that the ground traffic situation was' too exhausting '. He called this underground traffic tunnel "ring" and looked forward to its underground operation in cities all over the world in the future; At that time, the self driving electric vehicle will be delivered underground by elevator. It needs to be equipped with specially designed 'side wheels' that' pop up 'from the vertical direction of the vehicle's normal tires to drive along the inner track of the' ring '.
According to musk, the cost of each vehicle equipped with this' side wheel 'is $200 to $300. Passable vehicles are self driving, not limited to Tesla brand, but must be electric vehicles to avoid exhaust.
A certain number of autonomous vehicles will be reserved in the tunnel for pedestrians and cyclists. Once entering the main tunnel system, each vehicle can maintain the highest speed, and only needs to slow down at the entrance and exit of the tunnel. " It's more like an underground highway than a subway. "
On May 23, according to foreign media reports, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority held a vote today to approve the agreement with Elon & middot; The tunnel excavation company of Elon Musk signed a contract worth US $48.6 million. The wiring company will construct LVCC ring road for it, which includes two vehicle tunnels, three stations and a pedestrian tunnel.
The Las Vegas conference and visitor authority said in March that the project is expected to be completed at the consumer electronics show in January 2021. However, musk hinted on twitter that the project might be put into operation by the end of this year. The contract indicates that the test will begin in November 2020. No matter when the completion date is, two-thirds of the funds in the contract will not be paid until the project is completed.
Among the various projects undertaken by the boring company, the Las Vegas tunnel seems to be the first completed project. Chicago had planned to spend $1 billion to build a tunnel from downtown to O'Hare Airport, but when Chicago elected a new mayor Lori middot who didn't seem very interested in the project; At Lori Lightfoot, the bidding was in big trouble.
In 2018, Los Angeles planned to build a 'dodge loop', a 3200 meter long tunnel leading to dodge stadium. In addition, the bounding company is conducting an environmental assessment of the tunnel from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore. So far, the boring company has completed an 1800 meter long tunnel in Hawthorne, California. Musk said at the time that the tunnel cost $10 million and would take a year and a half to complete.
It is not clear which model will be used in the Las Vegas tunnel. Steve & middot, director of the Las Vegas Convention and visitor administration; Steve Hill said in March this year that he is considering using model x, model 3, or a rail modified electric vehicle that can carry 16 people.