[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he entrepreneur Elon Musk is almost done building a model tunnel meant to eventually help solve the epic traffic woes of Los Angeles, but it remains unclear if or when average Angelenos will be able to take a ride through it.
Musk revealed on social media late last week footage of the tunnel prototype that his outfit, The Boring Company, is currently building under the city of Hawthorne. That’s where Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX is located. (To “bore,” by the way, is to dig.)
Musk said last Thursday that the public would be able to get a demo ride for free in a “few months.” However, Reuters reports that the Hawthorne City Council in August 2017 said that no vehicles or people would be using the prototype being built under their city. The actual length of the current model is not clear, but reports say it began at 350 or 500 feet and is now two miles long.
Still, Musk, creator of the troubled Tesla vehicle, caused a splash with the video, which shows lighting, equipment, and workers in a tube-like tunnel. “Once fully operational [...] the system will always give priority to pods for pedestrians & cyclists for less than the cost of a bus ticket.”
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