Prufrock builds tunnel rings fully autonomously.
Six concrete segments (~3,750 lb each), are lifted, translated and placed into final position.
That's the weight of a Tesla Model 3, placed with millimeter precision in < 1 minute, monitored remotely from the Global OCC in Texas.
Show more
Introducing Liner Truck 3 — our latest fully electric tunnel vehicle.
- Tesla Model 3 battery and drive units
- Transports 22,000+ lb of concrete segments to the boring machine
- 28 miles of range
- 12 mph max operating speed
- Remotely piloted from Global OCC in Texas, with each pilot controlling/monitoring > 8 LTs in the field.
Fun fact: the same Liner Truck can carry standard freight containers through the tunnel.
Show more
Prufrock-MB1 and Prufrock-MB2 mining at the same time in Nashville.
Tunnels are side-by-side, currently separated by ~20 feet laterally.
Midnight on Saturday at Boring Factory in Bastrop, TX!
Team is welding Prufrock-MB3, which ships to Nashville in September.
Thanks to @farzyness for a great day in Vegas Loop. Come back anytime - was our pleasure hosting you.
Our favorite quote:
“So we are going to {the Encore Resort} right there…in less than one minute…in a self-driving car. That sounds cool.” We agree!
Show more
Exclusive Private Tour of Boring Company.
Huge thanks to @boringcompany for inviting me out to their Vegas facilities for a behind-the-scenes look of everything they're building.
A lot of people are sleeping on this company!
Thanks to @Rebellionaire for sponsoring this video.
Show more
Part 1 of the Boring Factory tour:
Part 2 of the 3+ hour Boring Factory tour.
Especially love when John drives a loaded 40,000+ lb Liner Truck with a PS5 controller (1:13:35).
Thanks to @teslaownersSV for spending the day with us!
In-depth Vegas Loop tour - thanks for visiting!
I got a behind the scenes tour of The Boring Company!
The project is far more impressive than anticipated, and I did my best to share that with this in-depth video.
You can tell how passionate the entire team is. Huge thank you to @boringcompany!
Show more
TBC is hiring for the Global Operations Control Center in Bastrop, Texas.
Here, the team operates and monitors boring machines in Bastrop, Las Vegas, Nashville, and soon Dubai. 24/7!
Apply here!
Show more
Precast concrete operation at TBC Dubai. The first phase of Dubai Loop will utilize ~25,000 segments, each weighing ~4,000 pounds. Total tunnel weight: ~100 million pounds!
Thanks to @secduffy for visiting Nashville to see progress on Music City Loop!
TBC is honored to work alongside @USDOT to build inspiring and safe infrastructure in the USA.
CAN YOU IMAGINE SKIPPING TRAFFIC? THEN CHECK THIS OUT…
I went underground with @boringcompany to check out Nashville’s MUSIC CITY LOOP — a massive 25-mile twin-tunnel system engineered to DELETE airport traffic
✅ @USDOT processed approvals 6X faster than normal
✅ It cost taxpayers exactly $0.00
American innovation is redefining how we move 🇺🇸
Show more
“This would have been a 10 minute car ride on surface streets. We got here in 1 minute.”
@wholemars - thanks for visiting! Glad you enjoyed Tesla FSD to the Encore Resort.
AMERICA IS BUILDING AGAIN 🇺🇸
I went underground with @boringcompany checking out the MUSIC CITY LOOP — a massive 25-mile twin-tunnel system in Nashville that will move people from the airport to downtown with ZERO traffic
@USDOT processed approval requests within 1 MONTH — that’s 6X FASTER THAN NORMAL
Even better — the project used ZERO TAXPAYER DOLLARS
This is the kind of innovation that is powering the next revolution in transportation
Show more
Tunneling on a Wednesday night in Nashville.
Great rock. And a winning smile.
Thanks to @UNLV and @NSHE Board of Regents for approving the UNLV Vegas Loop Station. You have been amazing partners.
The station will provide UNLV students & faculty with rapid point-to-point transportation to all Vegas Loop stations. And includes a 25% student discount!
Show more
A Vegas Loop station at the UNLV campus has taken another step toward becoming reality.
Tunnels are under-appreciated
Gary the snail 🐌 and the beginning. @boringcompany
TBC is hiring exceptional mechanical, electrical, civil, software, and field engineers in Bastrop, Las Vegas and Nashville.
Apply for the July 1 Boring Factory video tour, and hear directly from the engineers who are designing/building Prufrock and trying to Beat The Snail!
Show more
Today, the Clark County Fire Department and The Boring Company Tunnel Rescue Team completed a rigorous hands-on technical rescue exercise inside a Vegas Loop tunnel.
These joint trainings help ensure first responders are prepared, coordinated, and ready to respond in any scenario.
TBC has hosted trainings for more than 200 firefighters and first responders with more than 150 hours of in-tunnel drills.
Thank you to CCFD for the continued collaboration and partnership in keeping safety as top priority in Vegas Loop.
@ClarkCountyFD
Show more
Nashville getting drilled
