A company backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk has been awarded a nearly $49 million contract to build a transit system using self-driving vehicles underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center.
People would be transported underground on self-driving electric vehicles from three types of Tesla Model X chassis. The system will be capable of transporting up to 16 people at time through parallel tunnels, each running in a single direction. The twin tunnel system will run less than a mile long.
The company plans to immediately pursue permits to start construction in September. It aims to debut the system by December 2020. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman cast the only vote against the project. At a meeting last week, she cited concerns about hiring a company that has yet to deliver a transit system.
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Ver iRobot-ish.
The rich keep getting richer.
Make sure the cars can do what they are supposed to, extreme testing.
4K passengers per hour is insane😍
Again Private sector has the answers...not our bloated inefficient and wasteful government.
Money to waste
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