--- title: "Watch the Boring Company’s Digging Machine Finish Its First Tunnel" description: "It's two miles long, 30 feet in diameter, and connects the Boring Company's HQ to a local suburb in LA. The tunnel is set to open in December." date: "2018-11-19" modified: "2018-11-19" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/watch-boring-companys-digging-machine-finish-first-tunnel" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "boring company" - "boring tunnel" - "elon musk" --- # Watch the Boring Company’s Digging Machine Finish Its First Tunnel ![It's two miles long, 30 feet in diameter, and connects the Boring Company's HQ to a local suburb in LA. The tunnel is set to open in December.]() *\Image: Boring Company\* ## Breakthrough Elon Musk's oddball underground tunneling venture, the Boring Company, [just completed]() a major milestone. Musk posted [a video]() on Twitter showing the gigantic tunneling machine breaking through the final wall connecting it to O'Leary Station, the Boring Company's first outpost that connects the underground tunnel to the surface near its headquarters in Hawthorne, Los Angeles. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1063639781899300864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1063639781899300864&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F11%2F17%2F18100271%2Fboring-company-finished-la-tunnel-elon-musk The tunnel is a respectable 3.2 km (2 miles) in length, 30 feet (9 m) in diameter, and 15 feet under the surface. It has been in the works for [almost two years]() under the Boring Company's headquarters. ## Skating Home The tunnel is a proof-of-concept that's meant to connect the company's offices to a local suburb to show off a brand new form of transport: once completed, the company is hoping to shoot cars or just passengers along at 250 km/h (155 mph) on ["skates."]() Musk announced last month that his company is planning to open the tunnel to the public [in December]() – a tight timeline considering the tunnel was only just completed. ## Racing a Snail The Boring Company is hoping to speed things up next time round, according to [its official website](). By digging tunnels with smaller diameters of 14 feet or less, company could conceivably dig much faster. Unsurprisingly, the Musk-owned company is also planning to go electric, according to the site — future version of the Boring Machine will run on motors, not diesel engines and locomotives. READ MORE: [The Boring Company has completed digging its first tunnel]() \[The Verge\] More on Elon's tunnels: [Elon Musk: First Boring Company tunnel will open December 10]() ## 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]()