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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company raised $3 billion in a Series D led by UAE-based investors, valuing the company at about $23 billion. The funds will accelerate a broad UAE infrastructure push—including 150+ kilometers of tunnels—while continuing projects like the Vegas Loop and Nashville’s Music City Loop.
Elon Musk has built a sprawling network of companies—from SpaceX and Tesla to Neuralink and The Boring Company—driving his wealth largely through large stakes in SpaceX and Tesla as their valuations surged, while expanding into Starlink and AI with ambitious but not always profitable bets.
A concise overview of Elon Musk’s expansive portfolio—from SpaceX and Tesla to Neuralink and The Boring Company—highlighting Neuralink’s brain‑computer implant trials (21 participants as of January), The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop and international tunnel ambitions amid safety pushback, and Musk’s broader tech footprint including PayPal/X Corp., illustrating his influence across space, automotive tech, neurotech, and underground transport.
Elon Musk's The Boring Company has received approval to build a 10-mile tunnel loop connecting Nashville's airport and convention center, aiming for completion by 2026. The project is privately funded and follows Musk's pattern of bypassing traditional regulatory hurdles, similar to previous projects in Las Vegas, though such approaches have faced criticism and cancellations in other cities. The Nashville project continues Musk's trend of expanding tunnel infrastructure, despite concerns over safety and regulatory oversight.
The Boring Company has reached a milestone of transporting two million passengers in its Las Vegas Convention Center loop, just over a year after hitting the one million mark. The company is expanding its underground network with 81 additional approved stops throughout Las Vegas and has purchased new land to support this growth. The LVCC loop can handle over 4,500 passengers per hour and 32,000 per day, aiming to alleviate city traffic through its innovative tunnel system.
The Boring Company's Hyperloop tunnel in Las Vegas reportedly contains dangerous chemical sludge that can burn the skin of workers, with some suffering permanent scars. The sludge, a byproduct of tunnel construction, has led to workplace safety violations and a fine of over $112,000 from Nevada's OSHA. Workers have described instances of skin burns and near-misses, including an intern almost being crushed by collapsing concrete bins. The Boring Company is contesting the violations, and the toxic sludge issue adds to a history of overstated promises and workplace violations within Elon Musk's business ventures.
Elon Musk's The Boring Company will switch its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada by March 2023, following a similar move by Neuralink. The strategic shift aligns with the company's major project, the Vegas Loop, in Las Vegas. This decision comes after a court ruling voided Tesla's 2018 CEO compensation plan, prompting Musk to consider relocating Tesla's incorporation to Texas, a move that received strong public support.
Elon Musk, the CEO and co-founder of Tesla, holds the majority of his $202 billion net worth in his stakes in various companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), and The Boring Company. A recent Delaware court ruling ordered him to return significant stock options from his $56 billion compensation package at Tesla, potentially knocking him out of the top spot as the world's richest person. Musk's wealth is largely tied up in ownership stakes, and he has leveraged his shares in Tesla to make acquisitions and solicit investors.
Elon Musk's expansion into Texas with SpaceX and The Boring Company has raised environmental concerns among rural residents. Locals are worried about the handling of environmental risks as massive construction sites and warehouses now dominate the once-green pastures surrounding their homes. Musk's companies sought state permission to discharge treated wastewater into the nearby Colorado River, which has raised concerns about the environmental impact. Musk's fast-paced approach has also prompted regulatory violations in Bastrop County. While Texas Governor Greg Abbott lauded Musk's entrepreneurial spirit and the influx of jobs and high-tech industries into the state, concerns related to the speed and environmental consequences of his ventures have gathered steam.
While Elon Musk's vision for underground car tunnels may not be feasible, journalist Daniel Knowles argues that The Boring Company could make public transportation cheaper by reducing the cost of tunneling for subways. However, Musk's focus on individualized transportation and disdain for public transport may prevent him from pursuing this option. The Boring Company has faced criticism and setbacks, but continues to pursue tunneling projects, including an expansion of the Las Vegas tunnel system.