Musk’s Boring Co. Working on Tunnel to Link Austin, San Antonio - Bloomberg
Short summary
Elon Musk announced that his Boring Co. is developing a tunnel to connect Austin and San Antonio, Texas. The project would cut travel time between the cities from up to 2.5 hours to under 30 minutes.
- Current drive between Austin and San Antonio takes up to 2.5 hours due to traffic congestion
- Boring Co. claims the tunnel would reduce that journey to under 30 minutes consistently
- The company already operates a facility in Bastrop, Texas, suggesting active development in the region
Full summary
Elon Musk announced that his Boring Company is developing a tunnel project to connect Austin and San Antonio, Texas. The current drive between these two cities takes up to 2.5 hours due to traffic congestion. Musk claims the tunnel would cut that time to under 30 minutes consistently.
The project represents another attempt by Boring Company to move beyond its early Las Vegas tunnel work and establish itself as a serious transportation infrastructure player. Texas has become a hub for Musk's ventures—Tesla's gigafactory and SpaceX's Starbase are both located there—so the location fits his broader expansion in the state.
The specifics remain thin at this stage. There's no timeline, cost estimate, or regulatory approval status mentioned. Boring Company has a mixed track record: the Vegas tunnel operates but handles far fewer vehicles than initially promised, and other proposed projects have stalled. Whether this Austin-San Antonio plan gets traction depends on securing permits, funding, and demonstrating the technology actually works at scale.