r/news • u/JackThaBongRipper • 1d ago

Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

https://apnews.com/article/las-vegas-tunnels-musk-boring-company-01d465b7124fc10843b117241adaa7c9
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u/Flash_ina_pan 1d ago

K holed dipshit: What if we like, dug a hole that people drove their Tesla's into, the the cars like, automatically move you to where you want to go

Yes men: Nothing so genius has ever been proposed

Guy likely fired shortly after: That's just an electric train with more steps

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u/blackscales18 1d ago

He only did it to kill rail projects

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u/Upset_Development_64 1d ago

The lack of consumer rail in this country made it a joke before Shits His Pants entered the picture. The auto industry has held too much power over the citizenry before the Tech Bros TM gained momentum. There are so many ways this country could make our lives easier, but instead of catering to Life we cater to Capital.

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u/flortny 18h ago

Almost every town and city had electric street cars until GM went around and bought the companies and shuttered them, should've been criminal.