The neon-lit Vegas Loop station with twin tunnel portals

THE BORING COMPANY

Elon's tunnel company builds its own boring machines and uses them to move traffic underground, first in Las Vegas and now in Nashville.

Founded 2016 · Based in Bastrop, Texas
14Vegas Loop stations open, October 2026
4M+Vegas Loop passengers since 2021
>10Miles of tunnel built in Las Vegas
$23BSeries D valuation, September 2026

What they build

Tunnels dug faster and cheaper, and the machines that dig them.

The numbers, live and interactive
Vegas Loop stations and riders, tunnel miles, and funding by round, from company statements and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. Hover any point for the exact figure. Free.

The projects, on the map

Every physical project in the United States and its current status. Tap a marker. Outside the United States, The Boring Company has signed a contract with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority to build a pilot Loop of 6.4 kilometers and four stations between the Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai Mall.

In his words

Elon posted it on December 17, 2016. Two years later, on December 18, 2018, the company opened its first tunnel, under Hawthorne, California.

Related page: Ventures Map

Photo credits

Header and Vegas Loop card: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, cropped. Hawthorne Test Tunnel card: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, cropped. Hyperloop card: Okras, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped. Prufrock card: The Boring Company.

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