Elon Musk shows off The Boring Company’s progress, with a warning – MarketWatch

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday revealed what his newest venture has been up to, including a video that he warned could cause motion sickness or seizures.

The Boring Company has begun digging under Los Angeles, and Musk posted pictures and video on Twitter and Instagram to document the companys progress.

The first full-length tunnel will run from the Los Angeles International Airport to the cities of Culver City, Santa Monica, Westwood and Sherman Oaks in Southern California, with future tunnels planned to cover all of greater LA, Musk said.

The tunnels will be earthquake-proof, he said in response to a question on Twitter. Musk also christened the tunnel-boring machine as Godot, presumably after Samuel Becketts play Waiting for Godot.

Unlike the Godot in the play, who never arrives, Musks machine apparently was hard at work: Musk posted a video showing a ride on an electric sled that would transport the cars through the tunnels. The video came with the warning against motion sickness or seizures.

Musk announced The Boring Co. last month at his TEDTalk, an idea he first floated in December after saying Los Angeles traffic was driving me nuts.

Besides leading Tesla TSLA, +0.53% Musk also helms privately held rocket company SpaceX and earlier this year disclosed plans a neuroscience startup called Neuralink, which ultimately aims to help peoples brains keep up with artificial intelligence. Tesla stock has jumped 52% so far this year, while the S&P 500 index has gained 7% in 2017.

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