If Elon Musk was busy last week, he’s swamped this week. The workaholic Tesla boss has his hands full at the best of times overseeing one of the world’s most valuable car companies (Tesla), a ground-breaking private space exploration enterprise (Space X) and his lesser-known but equally interesting public-transit company (The Boring Company). Telsa has been occupying a lot of media coverage lately, with and . On Monday his schedule got even more hectic as he was forced to which wants to hold him in contempt of Federal Court.
The want to stop him tweeting, and Elon said (roughly speaking) “you can take my titles, but you’ll never take my tweets” . Many political commentators thought this was . There was some great on Wednesday for The Boring Company though, and evidently, Musk wasn’t going to miss the chance to get his fingers tapping,
Looking forward to building a Boring Company tunnel in Vegas. Assuming to be operational by end of year!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
What Next For Musk When the SEC Dust Settles?
Well if he’s found guilty, he could potentially be banned from tweeting, face a huge fine and/or lose the Tesla CEO position. He has , but Chief Executive Office could be a more significant blow to the company. At this point I would argue possibly not.
Space X Can Help us Reach Another World, But the Boring Company Can Improve This One
Elon Musk is an innovator and a problem solver first and a businessman second. What he excels at is creating groundbreaking products and marketing them in a way that generates an almost . Tesla launched an electric car when no one could make one that . He changed the plug-in vehicle game forever. But now what? Its already and electric cars are becoming the norm rather than the exception, as is development in self-driving technology. Teslas use rubber tires and environmentally expensive battery manufacturing processes.Most of their charging stations use dirty power grids like everyone else.
Even the most ardent supporters when charging their Model S, 3 or X. Don’t even think about what we are going to have to do to . You can’t just melt them down like a regular car. Add in the fumes and fuel from Space X-ploration and Musk isn’t looking like the tree-hugger he was accused of being at the beginning of all of this. Enter the Boring Company.
Musk Is First of All a Visionary
Elon Musk loves to be on the cutting edge of innovation and Tesla is the mainstream now. It’s Beverly Hill’s Prius (a little joke for the Los Angelenos there). His biggest goal is he wants to get to Mars, but for sure he wants to keep making a difference on earth too. As a resident of the West-Side of Los Angeles, Musk knows what traffic causes in urban areas as much as anyone. Well, the Boring Company seeks to solve these problems by creating a more efficient, speedier and safer public transportation system. In LA everything is so built up over the ground, underground provides a unique opportunity.
This is where Elon can be an environmentalist. He knows that and that Lithium is a nightmare to procure. The real answer to urban pollution is to get cars off the roads or at least reduce their road time.
Tesla’s path is clearly plotted, what left is there for Musk to do?| Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP
More Attention Will Improve Boring’s prospects
His incredibly hectic schedule has at times made it seem like The Boring Company was an afterthought, and some may have dented his enthusiasm. Musk is no stranger to legal obstacles after launching Telsa’s , and it is great to see the . The proposed loop for the tunnel would help ease congestion and provide transport from the Las Vegas International airport. All for a staggeringly low cost of $35 to $55 million! California can barely build a public for less than $100 million.
Tesla is Fully Evolved, It’s Time to Let Go
Losing the Tesla CEO position might be exactly the jolt Musk needs. Of all his companies, Boring Company needs him the most. A safe pair of hands could push Tesla along at this point. All you need is to avoid scandals and keep coming up with fun updates for the cars. Much like without Steve Jobs. Musk has laid out enough of a vision for the future of the company with all the planned models that there isn’t much “envisioning” left to do. Boring Company needs a push at this stage; however, as with Urban centers around the world .
Lack of Urban Infrastructure a Major Obstacle to Global Growth
The US Government have so far failed to address this issue meaningfully. With all the talk of the wall and raising taxes and Russia, everyone has forgotten that both sides want to spend money on the . Bi-partisan concessions or agreement seem to be toxic in Washington at the moment, which is a shame as it means this vital project is, once again, left to gather dust on the steps.
Boring by Name, Not By Nature
Look at how the Boring Company came to be created in this quote from Musk on ,
“I have this, it’s sort of a hobby company, called The Boring Company, which started out as a joke, And we decided to make it real and dig a tunnel under LA. And then other people asked us to build tunnels, so we said yes in a few cases.”
Well, what started as a joke might turn out to be pivotal in making the 15-mile, 2-hour commute a thing of the past. It could be Musk’s enduring legacy if he doesn’t get people to Mars.
While I’m thinking about it, someone @ Elon musk or The Boring Company and ask him/them to take over . Billions could be saved as they wouldn’t need to worry about buying so much land. It could also be more direct as it wouldn’t affect any protected areas. Get digging guys.
Published at Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:54:46 +0000
