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The Boring Company fleshes out the details for upcoming Las Vegas tunnel

Nick Lavars May 23, 2019

A Las Vegas tourism authority has signed off on a contract worth almost US$50 million that will see The Boring Company design and construct a set of tunnels beneath the city's new convention center, which guests will travel aboard self-driving electric vehicles. ​

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Automotive

What Elon said: Tesla CEO goes big on promises at Autonomy Day event

Loz Blain April 24, 2019

​An "Autonomy day" for Tesla investors put a microphone in front of Elon Musk, and we all know what happens when you do that. Here's a collection of typically outrageous and colorful quotes from Captain Moonshot, who stands to go down as one of this era's most fascinating innovators.

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Tesla reveals Model Y crossover SUV

Nick Lavars March 14, 2019

​​Tesla finally launched its crossover SUV today. The shiny new Tesla Model Y shares plenty of DNA with the company’s Model 3 sedan, albeit with a little less range, a little more bulk and a slightly higher price tag.​

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Las Vegas turns to The Boring Company for a transport loop beneath new convention center

Nick Lavars March 6, 2019

​The Las Vegas Convention Center is undergoing a renovation, and as part of this its tourism authority wants The Boring Company to burrow a high-speed transport loop beneath the surface in time for CES 2021.

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Tesla to reveal its Model Y crossover SUV on March 14

Nick Lavars March 3, 2019

​It has been a busy start to an important year for Tesla, and the Silicon Valley automaker is continuing full steam ahead with the reveal of its upcoming crossover at an event in LA next week.

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Space

SpaceX's Mars Raptor engine claims rocketry record on path to lift-off levels of power

Nick Lavars February 11, 2019

​How does one lift 100 metric tons of spacefaring gear into low-Earth orbit? For SpaceX and its ambitious CEO, that means strapping 31 advanced boosters to the bottom of a retro-styled rocket and shooting for the stars. Test-firing of this engine has now reached lift-off levels of power.

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Automotive

Tesla shaves a little off the price of its Model 3

Nick Lavars February 6, 2019

Tesla's long-promised US$35,000 electric car still remains somewhere down the road, but little by little the company is edging towards this kind of mass market pricing for its increasingly popular Model 3.

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SpaceX fires up its Starship Raptor engine

Nick Lavars February 4, 2019

​​Lifting all the pieces needed to colonize Mars off the face off the Earth is going to involve some serious firepower, and SpaceX has just tested out an important piece of the puzzle, engaging a flight version of its Raptor engine for the first time.

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The year's most spectacular space photos

Michael Irving December 19, 2018

The Sun is setting on 2018, and with so many eyes on (and in) the skies it’s been a stellar year for space photography. From mesmerizing nebulae to historic firsts to stunning views of Earth and other planets, New Atlas rounds up some of the best space photos of the year.

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The Boring Company's first tunnel opens its doors

Nick Lavars December 18, 2018

​The Boring Company has moved rather swiftly since CEO Elon Musk first floated the idea of overcoming LA’s notorious traffic woes by digging underneath them. Two years after he publicly raised the concept, the startup has now snipped the ribbon on its first tunnel.

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