Many tech fanatics must know that Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, has always had a grand vision of building tunnels underground to help rid cities of traffic congestion and all kinds of exhaust pollution. However, this idea has been controversial, part of some people support Musk's idea, that this can indeed effectively alleviate the problem of urban traffic congestion, but also reduce ground pollution, is a good idea to kill two birds with one stone. Of course, there are also opposing voices, saying that this is just a pie-in-the-sky imagination, critics believe that this thing is not easy to do, and may even produce negative results.
Some experts say it is Musk's obsession with cars that have become a major factor in the global health and climate crisis. So if Musk could use his drilling company, The Boring Company, then this move would help reduce the cost of building tunnels. It would be interesting to do so. However, Musk is not thinking that way, he is planning to send his car or super high-speed rail underground. This idea begs the question of how deep Musk has fallen into the trap of thinking that life needs to be filled with cars, but he is, after all, an auto industry leader, and it's hard to imagine him thinking outside the box about cars.
Of course, in addition to the above reasons, the most important thing is that Musk himself does not think highly of traditional public transportation methods. He even said that public transportation is painful and bad. Some people who seek personal space can hardly disagree with his words, but let's not forget that there is still a part of the class that can't afford to buy a private car. Who doesn't want a more convenient and comfortable way to travel, but enjoying personal travel not only entails monetary costs but more importantly, causes air pollution, a lifestyle that environmentalists don't want to see?
Regarding the concept of the Tesla tunnel, Musk said in 2018 that his engineers had improved the drilling tool to make it faster and cheaper than a traditional drill. However, some engineers soon said that Musk's tunnel-building machine was not significantly different from the average extremely except for its smaller diameter, which looks ordinary. But that concept was quickly applied into practice and became a reality by 2021 when The Boring Company opened the first 4,500-foot circular car tunnel beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center. But it wasn't long before there was a traffic jam. Then, several projects in other cities were cancelled.
Critics have slammed the projects as "scams" designed only to bring business to Tesla. Musk still looks optimistic, however, and in the face of scepticism and criticism, he and his tunnel plans continue and have submitted a proposal in Las Vegas, though The Boring Company has also put its controversial super high-speed rail plans on hold for now. The underground tunnel will eventually become a bright future or an unrealistic fantasy, maybe things will not go so smoothly, but there is a bold idea has been the beginning of success, as for the final result, we can wait and see.
