--- title: "Confused Drivers Are Somehow Getting Lost in Elon Musk’s Goofy Las Vegas Tunnel" description: "Elon Musk's Las Vegas Hyperloop tunnel reportedly has a trespassing problem — the latest annoyance for a generally plagued project." date: "2024-10-09" modified: "2024-10-09" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/drivers-lost-elon-musk-tunnel" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "boring company" - "elon musk" - "hyperloop" - "the digest" --- # Confused Drivers Are Somehow Getting Lost in Elon Musk’s Goofy Las Vegas Tunnel ![Elon Musk's Las Vegas Hyperloop tunnel reportedly has a trespassing problem — the latest annoyance for a generally plagued project.]() *\Image: Ethan Miller via Getty\* ## Trapping Trespassers Multi-hyphenate billionaire and The Boring Company owner Elon Musk's [Las Vegas tunnel]() reportedly has a problem with trespassers. The tunnel-digging company's single [2.4-mile tunnel](), which connects parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center, isn't just filled with [skin-burning chemical sludge](). It's also attracting unexpected guests. As [*Fortune* reports](), the [gaudily-lit]() Vegas tube has seen "at least 67 trespassing episodes since 2022," with 22 vehicles following Teslas into either stations and tunnels since the beginning of last year. At least one incident involved a lost skateboarder. As it stands, the tunnel and its largely unmodified Tesla vehicles carry riders to and from various parts of the Las Vegas Convention Center, as well as a nearby casino. But according to public records obtained by *Fortune*, dozens of non-Tesla drivers have either snuck or wandered into the subterranean transport tube, forcing both Boring and the convention center to repeatedly intervene. The revelation raises questions about the usefulness of the one and only Boring tunnel. Not only is it vastly less efficient than a conventional mass transportation system, but it's also dealing with plenty of confused drivers that are interrupting the Boring Company's operations. ## Viva Las Tunnel According to the report, many of the trespassers had to be escorted out by staff, and it remains unclear what they were doing there. Some appear to be accidental, with confused ride-share drivers closely following the Boring Company's vehicles. To tackle the issue, the Boring Company resorted to installing a license plate reading system to automatically shut out any unwanted drivers. Despite the many interruptions, surveys of riders taken between June 2021, when the tunnel opened, and November 2023 show high customer satisfaction scores. Nonetheless, the Las Vegas tunnel is the only tunnel to have ever been bored by the Musk-led company in its seven-year existence. The company was at one point reported to be in talks with American cities including [Los Angeles](), [Baltimore](), and [Chicago]() for potential tunneling projects. And with Boring's future still decidedly unclear, those few miles of neon-lit roadway are plagued by yet another kink in the tube. **More on Boring's Vegas Tunnel:** [*Elon Musk's Tunnel Reportedly Oozing With Skin-Burning Chemical Sludge*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()