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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to expand 'People Mover' project in Las Vegas

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to expand 'People Mover' project in Las Vegas
Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to expand 'People Mover' project in Las Vegas
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AUTHORITY IS MOVING AHEAD WITHA PROJECT THAT COULD CONNECTEVERY PROPERTY ON THE STRIP -WITH CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY.T13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE NEAR THE STRIP- WITH THEIR PLANS TO USETUNNELS TO MOVE GUESTS BETWEENHOTELS.SEAN?ROSS - RIGHT NOW THERE ARE TWOINCOMPLETE TUNNELS UNDER THECONVENTION CENTER - - MADE BYELON MUSK'S BORING COMPANY.WELL L-V-C-V-A IS IN TALKS TOBUILD MORE - EXTENDING INTOTHE COMMUNITY.(NATS: CHANTS) AS VEGASBUSINESSES NAVIGATE A WORLD OFCIVIL UNREST - A GLOBALPANDEMIC - - AND AN ECONOMICRECESSION - - THE LAS VEGASCONVENTION AND VISITOR'SAUTHORITY IS LOOKING INTO THEFUTURE.HILL "IT'S THE MOST DIFFICULTTIME I'VE SEEN IN MYPROFESSIONAL CAREER." C-E-OSTEVE HILL HAS HIS EYES POINTEDFIRMLY FORWARD.HIS TEAM IS NOW IN TALKS WITHELON MUSK'S BORING COMPANY TOADD TO THE TWO "PEOPLE MOVERTUNNELS" UNDER THE CONVENTIONCENTER.ADDING ONE TUNNEL TO THEENCORE.ANOTHER - - TO RESORTS WORLD.HILL "IT'S MORE THAN TWO WHOWANT TO DO THIS, BUT THESE ARETHE FIRST TWO THAT MAKE SENSE."HILL SAYS HE AND MUSK WANT TOEXPAND INTO ALL PROPERTIES -THE AIRPORT - - TO THE STADIUM.A CROSS TOWN TRIP - - TAKINGABOUT FOURAND A HALF MINUTES.STEVE HILL/LVCVA CEO "IF WEHAVE THE ABILITY TO GET PEOPLEFROM ONE OF THEIR DESIREDLOCATIONSN TO THE NEXT INSIDEOF FIVE MINUTES, IT'S GOING TOBE A GAME CHANNGER FOR THISCITY." BUT TO MOVE PEOPLE - -THEY HAVE TO COME TO LAS VEGAS.THE CITY COMING BACK TO LIFE.VASSILIADIS "IT'S ABOUT THEFACT THAT WE'RE OPENING." R&RCEO BILLY VASSILIADIS SAYS THECAMPAIGNS SHOW A COMMUNITY THATCARES ABOUT VISITOR SAFETY -WHERE DIVERSITY ISCELEBRATED - - AND YOU CANESCAPE THE WORLD'S TURMOIL.A PLACE WHERE WHAT HAPPENS HERETHAT NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGNWENT ONLINE JUST A FEW HOURSAGO - - AND WILL HIT TELEVISIONSTATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRYLATER THIS WEEK.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.LET'S GO TO 13 FIRST ALERT

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