Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company has entered into an agreement with the state of Tennessee to develop its Loop underground transportation system that would connect Downtown Nashville to the Nashville International Airport, the company said in a July 28 statement.
Loop is an “all-electric, zero-emissions, high-speed” underground public transportation system that uses Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) to transport people from one location to another, according to the company.
Unlike a subway system, in which a train stops at every station before a passenger reaches their destination, people who use Loop for travel are taken directly to their destination in Tesla EVs without any intermediate stops. Vehicles in the Loop can travel at up to 150 mph, far higher than the 65 mph in conventional subway cars….