Elon Musk's Boring Company is dedicated to redefining urban transportation through underground transportation systems. Here are Musk and the Boring Company's definitions and vision for underground transportation:
• Three-dimensional transportation system: Musk believes that the current road traffic system is two-dimensional, and it can be expanded into three-dimensional space through underground tunnels. This three-dimensional aspect means that the space above and below the ground can be fully utilized, achieved through flying cars or underground tunnels.
• Underground tunnel network: The core idea of the Boring Company is to establish a transportation network woven from underground tunnels that can continuously go deeper to solve urban traffic congestion problems.
• High-speed electric skateboards: In the tunnels, the system will automatically transport cars using electric skateboards, which can reach speeds of up to 130 miles per hour (approximately 210 kilometers per hour).
• Multi-layer tunnel design: Musk has stated that this underground tunnel network will have up to 30 layers, capable of transporting not only cars but also super trains.
• Low cost and high efficiency: The Boring Company's goal is to create safe, fast excavation and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels.
• Environmentally friendly and safe: The underground express 'Loop' and hyperloop trains are new types of transportation that are safe and zero-emission, capable of carrying about 8 to 16 passengers.
• Public electric vehicle system: The Boring Company plans to operate public electric vehicles in the tunnels, with the chassis modified from Tesla Model X vehicles, each compartment capable of carrying a dozen passengers.
• Alleviating traffic pressure: The Boring Company's vision is to alleviate urban traffic pressure by building an efficient underground transportation system.
In summary, Musk and the Boring Company define underground transportation as an efficient, environmentally friendly, and safe three-dimensional transportation network aimed at fundamentally changing urban traffic conditions through an underground tunnel system.