Elon Musk stated that The Boring Company is working on a simple precursor Hyperloop tunnel between Austin and San Antonio. The Boring Company replied that it would be excited and honored to build the project.
Boring Company is working on a simple, precursor Hyperloop tunnel between Austin and San Antonio (>200 mph).
Due to traffic congestion, that journey can currently take up to 2.5 hours. @BoringCompany can reduce that to a consistent <30 mins.
— @elonmusk
TBC would be excited and honored to build this massive infrastructure project.
Because Loop/Hyperloop is express (i.e. no intermediate stops), one could travel from an Austin parking lot to a favorite San Antonio restaurant in ~30 min. As long as they both have Loop stations!
— @boringcompany
What was announced
- The Boring Company is working on a simple precursor Hyperloop tunnel between Austin and San Antonio.
- Target speed greater than 200 mph.
- Current surface journey can take up to 2.5 hours due to traffic congestion.
- The tunnel is stated to reduce the journey to a consistent under 30 minutes.
- The Boring Company stated it would be excited and honored to build the project.
- Because the system is express with no intermediate stops, travel time of approximately 30 minutes would apply between stations (example given: Austin parking lot to a San Antonio restaurant).
Context
The Boring Company operates and expands the Vegas Loop and is constructing the Music City Loop in Nashville. It designs and manufactures Prufrock tunnel boring machines and has previously discussed Hyperloop-related testing.
Limits of this report
This report contains only the details stated in the source posts from @elonmusk and @boringcompany. It does not include route alignment, timeline, permitting status, construction method details, funding, station locations, or any numbers beyond those given in the posts.