According to Sawyer Merritt, Elon Musk's The Boring Company will launch its first tunnel connecting downtown Las Vegas to Harry Reid International Airport in Q1 2026, aiming to transport up to 20,000 people per hour at costs 50-80% lower than Uber (source: Sawyer Merritt on Twitter). The system will leverage advanced AI-driven traffic management and scheduling to optimize passenger flow and minimize wait times, providing $12 rides from downtown to the airport and $10 rides from the airport to the Las Vegas Convention Center, with travel times as short as 5-8 minutes. This development highlights significant AI business opportunities in smart urban mobility, reduced surface congestion, and cost-effective transportation infrastructure, positioning AI as a core enabler of next-generation public transit solutions (source: Sawyer Merritt).

According to Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), The Boring Company President Steve Davis announced that the company aims to reduce tunneling costs to about $10 million per mile within 2–5 years, and ultimately to $3–$4 million per mile, leveraging automation and advanced AI-powered construction technologies. This represents a dramatic cost reduction compared to traditional subway tunneling, which can reach $1–$5 billion per mile in cities like New York. The integration of AI for real-time project management, robotics, and predictive maintenance creates significant business opportunities for AI startups and suppliers in the infrastructure and construction sectors. These advancements could reshape the economics of urban transportation infrastructure, enabling more cities to consider underground transit solutions at highway-level costs (source: @SawyerMerritt, Nov 24, 2025).

According to Sawyer Merritt on Twitter, The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop has transported over 3.5 million people since its launch in 2021, with every trip conducted in a Tesla vehicle. This AI-powered transportation network demonstrates the large-scale operational potential of autonomous and semi-autonomous ride systems. The integration of AI for traffic management and real-time vehicle coordination in the Vegas Loop highlights significant business opportunities for smart mobility solutions in urban infrastructure and event venues. As urban centers seek efficient, scalable transit options, AI-driven tunnel systems like the Vegas Loop present a key trend in the future of urban mobility (source: Sawyer Merritt, Twitter, Nov 24, 2025).

According to Sawyer Merritt, Tesla has started deploying Cybertrucks in The Boring Company's Las Vegas tunnels, signaling a significant advancement in AI-driven autonomous transportation solutions (source: x.com/OutofSpecDetail/status/1985834200826864025). This integration leverages Tesla’s AI-based Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology to optimize vehicle coordination and passenger safety in the high-traffic, controlled tunnel environment. The move demonstrates practical application of AI in real-world urban mobility infrastructure and presents new business opportunities for scaling autonomous vehicle fleets in smart city projects (source: Sawyer Merritt on Twitter).