Elon Musk Claims The Boring Company Could Build Transatlantic Tunnel for 1000x Less

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Transatlantic Tunnel,Elon Musk,The Boring Company

Discussions about a transatlantic tunnel linking London and New York have been ongoing for a while. While initially estimated to cost $25 trillion, Elon Musk believes his company, The Boring Company, could construct it for significantly less. Musk expressed confidence on X (formerly Twitter) that the tunnel could be completed for 1000 times less money, potentially enabling travel between the two cities in under an hour.

The project could take travelers from the British capital to the Big Apple in just about 54 minutes via a 3,400-mile tunnel.Discussions about a project related to a transatlantic tunnel linking the two cities has been ongoing for a while.

He then attached the message, “The @boringcompany could do it for 1000X less money,” with his re-share. The tech titan has a history of making ambitious promises but not always delivering. In 2016, he announced that Tesla vehicles would achieve full self-driving capability by 2017. However, as of 2024, this goal has not been realized, with Tesla’s Autopilot still requiring driver supervision.

Denise Juchem, a spokesperson from Femern A/S, the Danish company preparing the project, said the product will significantly reduce congestion on existing road and rail routes.With Starship’s “Earth to Earth” travel, passengers could travel from London to New York in just 30 minutes and from New York to Shanghai in 39 minutes“The Fehmarnbelt tunnel will revolutionize travel between Scandinavia and Central Europe by providing a faster, more reliable and direct connection,” they added.

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