Rendering of a "skate" vehicle designed to carry passengers in the tunnels of the Boring company. This design, planned for a project linking Chicago to O. Hare Airport, resembles the type of vehicle planned for a Los Angeles test tunnel scheduled to open in December.(Photo: Boring Company)

Elon Musk tweeted that his boring company would unveil a stretch of fast transit tunnel under the Los Angeles tunnel to the public on Dec. 10.

That the The company previously referred to as "test tunnel" in the southern suburb of Hawthorne, between downtown Los Angeles and Torrance, demonstrating the company's "Loop" system. People are driven into system tunnels at a maximum speed of 150 miles at the time.

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They travel on an electric platform called "skate". The device comprises either a vehicle carrying between eight and 16 passengers, or a vehicle that has been driven there.

The elevators move the pads between the surface and the tunnel system. Once completed, the system would use a series of tunnels, layered and moving in different directions, with shorter segments serving as underground access ramps. Elevator ducts can go straight into the streets, such as in a corporate video, in home garages or in office basements.

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The information on the opening of the tunnel segment "Loop" came in short tweets on Musk's Sunday night.

"The first tunnel is almost finished," he tweeted Sunday night. "Opened December 10," he typed his 23.1 million followers shortly thereafter.

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"Opening night and free spins for the public the next day," he said. responded to the question of a Twitter user later.

The Hawthorne Boring Company Tunnel extends a short distance from the SpaceX property north of 120th Street, then west under the 120th "up to" two miles, "the company says. SpaceX is another groundbreaking technology company led by Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla.

The Loop system is different from longer-range proposed Hyperloop projects. in the latter system, air is drawn into the tunnels, which (as the Boring Company envisions) allows pods to exceed 600 miles per hour.

Hyperloop tech is also presented by Virgin Hyperloop One, whose board of directors is chaired by Richard Branson, and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (Hyperloop TT). Hyperloop One mentions the use of tubes, whether above ground or below, and is continuing a Kansas City attempt at St. Louis Road using magnetic levitation to support tube vehicles. Hyperloop TT recently unveiled a prototype gondola with a capacity of 40 passengers in Spain.

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Between constant traffic and the pollution it causes, getting to Dodger Stadium and getting there is not fun for baseball fans and concertgoers alike. Come in, Elon Musk.
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