--- title: "There’s a Theory That Elon Musk Is Digging a Tunnel Between LA and Vegas" description: "Photos have emerged of large tents and heavy tunneling machinery belonging to Elon Musk's Boring Company in the California desert north east of LA." date: "2020-08-04" modified: "2020-08-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/theory-elon-musk-la-vegas-tunnel" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "boring company" - "elon musk" - "las vegas" - "the boring company" - "the digest" --- # There’s a Theory That Elon Musk Is Digging a Tunnel Between LA and Vegas ![Photos have emerged of large tents and heavy tunneling machinery belonging to Elon Musk's Boring Company in the California desert north east of LA.]() *\Image: Steve Jurvetson\* ## Digging a Tunnel Photos have emerged online of large tents and heavy tunneling machinery belonging to Elon Musk's Boring Company in the California desert north east of Los Angeles, as [*Teslarati* reports](). The machinery could suggest that the Boring Company is setting up to dig a tunnel connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas, but neither the company nor Elon Musk have made an announcement about any such plans. *Teslarati* argues the photos suggest a possible tunnel between the two cities, mainly due to the geographical location where the machinery was spotted — Adelanto, California, about an hour and a half in the direction to Las Vegas from LA. ## Las Vegas Loop The news also comes after the Boring Company made [headway in digging]() a tunnel connecting high-trafficked locations in Las Vegas. Musk recently [showed off]() a concept of what a finished passenger station in the system could look like. The tunnel is scheduled to be done by January 2021. Officials in charge of the Las Vegas Loop have also mentioned [possible future service expansions]() on their website, with [a map]() showing a conceptual future expansion along the Las Vegas strip. At the bottom, bolstering *Teslerati*'s theory, is a blue arrow indicating that this conceptual expansion could even go "to Los Angeles." Service along these tunnels could operate at speeds of up to 155 mph, according to The Boring Company's [website](), which could end up making a big dent in the four hour car journey. [Job postings]() on The Boring Company's website also suggest that the company is looking to fulfill roles at Adelanto, including a machinery operator. **READ MORE:** [Elon Musk has a secret Boring Company station between LA to Vegas in the works]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on the Las Vegas tunnel:** *[Elon Musk’s New Tunnel Render Makes No Sense]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()