Elon Musk unveils his first Los Angeles-area tunnel


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 19 Dec 2018

A modified Tesla Model X drives in the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck/Pool via REUTERS

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk made a brief public appearance late on Tuesday to unveil the first tunnel completed by the underground transit venture he launched two years ago as an ambitious remedy to Los Angeles' infamously heavy traffic.

But contrary to some of his own hype from several months ago, free rides were not part of the grand opening.

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