← BackMay 17, 2018Boring Company LA Information Session0:00 / 0:00CC1×YouTubeBoring Company LA Information SessionMay 17, 2018Musk presents the Boring Company's underground Loop concept and Sepulveda tunnel plans at a public information session in Los Angeles.Musk presents the Boring Company's underground Loop concept and Sepulveda tunnel plans at a public information session in Los Angeles.TranscriptNarratorElon Musk provided a number of insights about the Boring Company's Los Angeles tunneling initiatives in an information session held Thursday night at the Leo Baek Temple.The event was led by Elon Musk and SpaceX director Steve Davis, who was listed in the company's recent SEC filing.Here are the key takeaways from information session the Boring Company's tunnel boring machines are all electric, the making them 3x as powerful than conventional tunnel boring machines.Tesla batteries are used to power the machines, which eliminates the need for cabling.The Boring Company is aiming to drill and lay tunnel walls simultaneously while excavating dirt from the tunnel using battery electric locomotives, which are equipped with two Model 3 motors.Musk and Davis also discussed the boring bricks, interlocking bricks made from tunneling rock.Musk noted that the boring bricks, which could be used for affordable housing, are better than cinder blocks.Egyptian model kits featuring designs like the Temple of Horus will also be sold.The Urban Loo Loop Transit Electric pods that are designed for commuters will cost $1 per ticket.The speed of the Urban loop will be 150mph and will enable travel from downtown Los Angeles to lax airport in eight minutes. Each pod can carry a maximum of 16 people. The Boring Company tunimals will support Hyperloop Loop technology as well.Just like the Urban Loo Loop pods, Hyperloop Pods will carry a maximum of 16 people.Hyperloop pods, however, will be much faster, traveling at 700 miles per hour. The proof of Concept tunnel under Sepulveda Boulevard Inlar will not be used for public transportation. There will be no street closures nor any tunnelling beneath any homes or businesses.Residents won't see, feel or hear any of the startup's activities. Utility lines will be untouched by the project as well.The Boring Company will be working closely with LA Metro. Musk stated that overall, we want to connect with and supplement transport systems that are already in place.Rocket technology is being used to develop and build the Boring Company's tunnels. Considering that a number of SpaceX engineers are working on the tunneling startups projects, LineStorm, the company's second tunnel boring machine, features improvements over Godot, its first TBM.According to Musk, Godot is a conventional tunnel boring machine. Linestorm, however, is essentially a hybrid between conventional boring machine and the Prufroc, which is the fully Boring Company designed machine.Prufrock will be 10.15x faster than current TBMs. Linestorm will be at least 2x faster than a conventional boring machine.The Boring Company will do a full Environmental Impact Report. Musk noted that the company does not expect any issues with the I.Musk stated, however, that the I will likely take some time to do. Elon Musk Tease the party before the Proof of Concept Animals launch.The Boring Company came to fruition as Elon Musk's way of alleviating the soul destroying traffic that is prevalent in America's streets.Just before the livestream, Elon Musk and LA Metro announced that the Boring Company's Proof of Concept unhealing project will be going ahead as planned.A statement from LA Metro reads as Metro leadership and CEO Phil Washington had a great meeting today with the talented staff of the Boring Company.They will coordinate with us as they move ahead with their Proof of Concept tunnel under Sepulveda Boulevard to ensure it doesn't interfere with our Sepulveda Transit Corridor rail project.