Share traffic with people to make Musk unhappy and to create personalized transportation

On December 15th, according to the report of the Wired Magazine, Elon Musk was a person with many interests and hobbies. Recently, he has focused on public transport in addition to his focus on the development of the automotive, space, and artificial intelligence (AI) fields. Last year, after being tired of endless traffic jams in Los Angeles, the CEO of Tesla Electric Vehicles and SpaceX Technologies, a US space exploration technology company, founded The Boring Company and began working in his own company's backyard (SpaceX, Hawthorne, California). Headquarters parking lot) Excavate an experimental tunnel.

Figure 1: The experimental test tunnel excavated by The Boring Company at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, is now 300 meters long and will have more than 3,200 meters after completion.

Musk said he plans to use a faster, more efficient drilling technology to build a tunnel network underground in the entire city. These tunnels are built with “electric skateboards” on which private cars or “pods” with 8 to 16 passengers can be transported, with a top speed of 240 km/h. Not only that, Musk also envisions building longer tunnels between cities, which will pave the way for the emergence of "super high-speed rail."

In less than a year since its establishment, The Boring Company has been discussing the application of its mass transit solutions to the real city. In July of this year, Musk announced that he had obtained "government verbal consent" and that he would establish a "super-high-speed rail" between Washington, DC, and New York City. Passengers can return between the two places in less than 30 minutes. In November of this year, Musk stated that the company will bid for a project to build a faster railway between downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport. In early December, The Boring Company released a map of the Los Angeles Tunnel Network that can transport private cars and shared pods between the southern Long Beach Airport, the Santa Monica West, the Eastern Dodger Stadium and the northern Sherman Oaks.

But last week, Musk revealed that he was not interested in public transportation. Sharing space with other humans made him feel very uncomfortable. At the NIPS conference held in Long Beach, Calif., someone raised the issue of public transportation and urban expansion. Musk responded: “There is a premise: I'll have a good time. I think public transport is painful. It It's awful. Why do you want to share traffic with other people, not get off at the place you want to leave, and get on the bus where you want to get on?"

Musk went on to say, "It's so painful. That's why everyone doesn't like it. There are random strangers that come across, and one of them may be a serial killer. That's why people prefer it. Personalize the reasons for transportation, where you want to go, where you want to go, and when to go.” When the audience replied that public transport seemed to be working well in Japan, Musk replied: “What, they are in the subway Full of people? That doesn't sound good.” The chief executive reiterated his preference for personal transportation (ie private cars), preferably Tesla Motors.

Figure 2: The Boring Company warehouse model can transport up to 16 passengers via an underground tunnel

The question is: Do public transport builders really have to like the concept of public transport? Maybe not. But one reason is that when residents who are trapped in the transport system in the city (such as New York and Tampa) become mad when they realize that those who supervise these systems do not actually use these systems. How can a person who cannot see the problem solve the problem? A spokesman for The Boring Company said that Musk was criticizing today’s public transport system, not the concept of public transport itself. He also pointed out that the company did not seek public funding for this project. The spokesman continued: “The key point is that although public transport is painful, it can actually get better. This is the reason why The Boring Company exists. We reduce traffic and create efficient and affordable public transport. System to increase the happiness of drivers and public transport users."

There are problems in the public transportation field. There is no doubt that Musk has the ability to innovate thinking. He is very popular in this field. However, his remarks last week did not focus on the common problems encountered in travel, such as flight delays, crimes, and grime. Musk criticized the basic principles of public transport, but made a fundamental compromise to a system that serves the community, such as setting routes, schedules, and the existence of others.

In order to reduce traffic in cities like Los Angeles, Musk recommends building a 30- to 40-story tunnel system underground enough to allow all commuters to pass freely during peak hours. Transport planners said that this plan does not take into account that drivers need more time to become familiar with unused road space. Tunnel engineers seriously doubted whether Musk could fulfill his promise of at least 14 times faster tunnel construction. A veteran of the tunnel industry questioned: "What do Musk think? When are we all idiots?"

Regardless of how Musk feels, The Boring Company has been advancing plans to build tunnels in Maryland, Chicago and Los Angeles. In October of this year, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that The Boring Company has begun construction of a super-high-speed rail between Baltimore and Washington, DC. A spokesman for the Hogan office said that most of the tunnels will be built under the existing interstate highways, and Maryland is not expected to pay too much for infrastructure projects.

Communications between The Boring Company and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) show that Musk’s company plans to use pods in these tunnels. MDOT has approved the request of The Boring Company to construct two transportation tunnels under Washington Park Avenue in Baltimore. The company has provided detailed land subsidence monitoring plans, tunnel section drawings, and safety plans. These tunnels will extend 16.6 kilometers.

In Chicago, Musk plans to fight for opportunities to build a long-planned, high-speed transit line between downtown and O’Hare International Airport. Today, this journey takes about 40 minutes by train. Mayor Rahm Emanuel hopes to cut commuting time by half. The Emanuel office has not commented on the city’s cooperation with Musk.

At the same time, the construction of experimental tunnels in Los Angeles County continues, and Godot and Line-Storm continue to operate. In November, The Boring Company filed an application with the Los Angeles Engineering Bureau requesting the construction of a more than 10 km long proof-of-concept tunnel between San Fernando Valley and Westwood, including a 3.2-kilometre line to be built at Hawthorne. The Boring Company said that the Los Angeles Tunnel can be loaded with cars or pods on “electric skateboards”. The map released by the company shows that the ambitious tunnel network crisscrosses across Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti acknowledged this summer that the city is close to a "cooperation agreement" with The Boring Company and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but because the company has not yet decided whether to The project bids and the plan is shelved. Gahiti’s office did not respond to requests for comment from Wired.

Musk seems to be a fan of car sharing, if not really sharing physical space with strangers. In his Master Plan Part Deux, Musk claimed to want to launch his own car sharing service. He writes that when the Tesla car is fully automated, their owners should be able to add cars to the shared fleet. When you work or on vacation, it will bring you income that will offset or even exceed each Monthly loan or lease costs.

Musk also said that the plan is "just like the car version of AirBnB" and that those who have limited income can earn more income. However, the completely unmanned Tesla car does not exist yet, although Musk promised to conduct an unmanned drone trip in the United States by the end of this year. At the same time, commuters, please continue to enjoy your crowded space! (small)

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