The Boring Company constructs safe, fast-to-dig, and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels.

Boring Company tunnels support both Loop and Hyperloop systems. The 0.8 mile Hyperloop Test Track, or Hypertube, was constructed in 2016 and been the site of four student competitions, where student-built Pods reached speeds of up to 288 mph.

Once a tunnel boring machine has reached its operating depth of two tunnel diameters, tunneling causes less noise and vibration at the surface than a pedestrian. Most utilities are located within 10 feet of the surface. Our tunnels are typically more than 30 feet below the surface, where underground space is currently unused.

Feb 13, 2025 · The Boring Company (TBC) was founded in 2017 by Elon Musk to revolutionize transportation. TBC creates safe, fast-to-dig, and low-cost transportation, utility, and freight tunnels.

The United States Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration awarded The Boring Company’s LVCC Loop the Gold Standard Award, the highest rating possible in a review that evaluates 17 categories of security and emergency preparedness.

Prufrock is designed to tunnel at a speed greater than 1 mile per week, which is 6 times faster than The Boring Company's previous generation TBM (Godot+). This is still 4-5 times slower than a garden snail...but Prufrock is catching up!

Life at The Boring Company. We cultivate a collaborative culture committed to developing innovative solutions, and prioritize hiring exceptional and hard-working talent. As a vertically-integrated company, all TBC employees provide key contributions to …

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The LVCC Loop — a three-station transportation system consisting of 1.7 miles of tunnel — was built in approximately one year, using the now-legacy Godot tunnel boring machine. The system's twin tunnels, two surface stations, and one subsurface station cost approximately $47 million (firm-fixed price).

Apr 20, 2022 · THE BORING COMPANY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE… Our Series C funding round of $675 million, led by Vy Capital and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, 8VC, Craft Ventures, and DFJ Growth. The financing now values The Boring Company at $5.675 billion.