Hawthorne Tunnel Archives

Tech May. 24, 2019, 8:55 PM

Elon Musk’s Boring Company staged a race between a Tesla in a tunnel and one on the road — and the winner was clear

The Boring Company on Friday released dashcam footage of two Teslas racing – one using the roads, and the other using a Boring Company tunnel. The car using the tunnel won the race by more than three minutes, after the car above ground got stuck in traffic. The video revealed […]

Tech Dec. 22, 2018, 2:40 AM

Elon Musk took CBS anchor Gayle King for a drive in his Boring Company tunnel, and she looked terrified

CBS anchor Gayle King went for a test drive through the Boring Company‘s new tunnel with Elon Musk. Although the car was travelling at about 20 mph, King was visibly scared. Musk said the car will be able to go much faster, and has previously said it has reached a […]

Tech Dec. 19, 2018, 11:39 PM

A rail-guided Tesla and flamethrowers: Inside Elon Musk’s exclusive Boring Company tunnel launch party

Elon Musk’s Boring Company unveiled its first completed test tunnel on Tuesday night. Musk held an exclusive launch party near Los Angeles to celebrate the opening. It featured a speech from Musk and flamethrower-cooked marshmallows. Elon Musk unveiled the Boring Company’s first completed test tunnel on Tuesday. The grand opening […]

Tech Dec. 19, 2018, 10:25 PM

Watch a Tesla rocket through Elon Musk’s new neon-lit Boring Company tunnel

Elon Musk’s Boring Company unveiled its first completed test tunnel on Tuesday night. It released footage of a Tesla being whisked along the neon-lit tunnel. Musk said in a speech that the company had reached a top speed of 110 mph in the tunnel. Elon Musk on Tuesday night unveiled […]

Tech Dec. 19, 2018, 10:21 AM

Elon Musk’s first Boring Company tunnel is about to open its doors — here’s everything we know so far

The Boring Company’s first tunnel is due to be unveiled in California on Tuesday. The opening of the Hawthorne tunnel has been hotly anticipated, with Boring Company founder Elon Musk stoking the fires on social media. Here’s everything we know about the project so far. Elon Musk’s Boring Company is […]