{"id":293422,"date":"2021-07-08T01:07:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T22:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fort-lauderdale-accepts-elon-musks-beach-tunnel-proposal\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T01:07:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T22:07:05","slug":"fort-lauderdale-accepts-elon-musks-beach-tunnel-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fort-lauderdale-accepts-elon-musks-beach-tunnel-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fort Lauderdale accepts Elon Musk’s beach tunnel proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Fort Lauderdale accepts Elon Musk’s beach tunnel proposal<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Elon Musk is boring his way to the beach in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

Local lawmakers accepted a proposal from Musk\u2019s Boring Co. Tuesday to build an underground transit system that would whisk people from the Florida city\u2019s downtown area to the beach in Teslas. <\/p>\n

\u201cOther firms have 45 days to submit competing proposals. This could be a truly innovative way to reduce traffic congestion,\u201d Mayor Dean Trantalis wrote on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project is named \u201cThe Las Olas Loop,\u201d after the city\u2019s beach-bound boulevard by the same name.<\/p>\n

The Boring Co. \u2014 founded by Tesla and SpaceX leader Musk \u2014 built a similar underground loop in Las Vegas that transports passengers in Teslas between three stations in two one-way tunnels.<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale would be the first city on the East Coast \u2013 and only the second city in the world \u2013 to benefit from The Boring Co.\u2019s technology<\/a>,\u201d local officials said in a press release<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

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The project is named \u201cThe Las Olas Loop.\u201d<\/figcaption>
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\u201cUnlike a subway system, the number of cars can vary based on demand and passengers can go directly to their destination without multiple stops in between.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fort Lauderdale did not release the specifics of the plan, citing the ongoing bidding process.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if the Teslas will be self-driving under the Florida plan. In Las Vegas, drivers are currently being used, but The Boring Co. is working with local officials on an \u201cexpected transition to autonomous vehicle operations,\u201d Tech Crunch reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Under the Florida proposal, passengers would be charged between $5-8 for a Tesla ride to the beach, according to CNN<\/a>. Musk is confident the project can be done in six months for $30 million, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop cost $53 million to build, according to Travel Market Report<\/a>. It was completed in about a year, Fort Lauderdale officials noted.<\/p>\n

Florida only has two tunnels statewide, as its naturally holey limestone rock is hard to bore through, experts told the network.\n <\/p><\/div>\n