Author: Rachel Kraus / Source: Mashable
Ahh, tech industry hubris. It never ceases to inspire.
On Thursday, Elon Musk held an information session to discuss the progress of his Boring Company, and share his vision for the future of transportation in Los Angeles.
What that amounts to is … wait for it …. a series of tunnels! That pedestrians can access through a magnitude of street-level stations, no larger than — hang on — a parking spot!Sound familiar? The good citizens of Twitter thought so.
parking-spot sized stations at street level? never heard of anything like that pic.twitter.com/cebVCpgbOk
— chas (@scabellumpedum)
Musk’s proposed solution to Los Angeles traffic is basically a high-speed subway system. He recently completed 2.7 miles of track for a proof of concept. And on Thursday, he got approval from the city of Los Angeles to run tests. If expanded, Musk said that his transportation tunnels would use individual cars that travel at 150 mph, and provide rides at just $1 a pop.
Those high speeds and low costs would certainly be an improvement on the current state of mass transit in the US, and in Los Angeles. But the underlying concept is not exactly revelatory.
So essentially Musk has invented the subway, albeit a pretty tiny one. pic.twitter.com/7IUNGM1RLG
— gergo lippai (@gergolippai)
The wonder with which Musk announced these visionary plans is what really got Twitter…
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