The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop consists of two one-way tunnels, three strategically located passenger stations, and it knows as the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop. There are currently two tunnels under construction, with one already completed. A construction project is also underway for the three passenger stations.

Innovating the passenger transport industry
In the US, an extensive network of tunnels is the Boring Company's broader vision. It is less disruptive to society to tunnel underground. Additional tunnel layers can construct in the general vicinity as infrastructure demand increases. Tunnels have also withstood earthquakes, according to The Boring Company.

The primary reason tunneling hasn't caught on in the U.S is cost. In conventional tunneling equipment, productivity is slow and unsatisfactory. The Boring Company claims the average price per mile for past tunneling projects was $1 billion. Tunneling needs to be ten times cheaper than traditional roadways to be an alternative to them.

Automation
Automation is already present in smaller tunnel boring machines. For larger machines, this is not the case. Several operators operate these large machines currently, according to Boring Company. The Boring Company hopes to build additional underground people-movers soon as the U.S. seeks solutions to a variety of infrastructure challenges.

Smaller Tunnels

Hawthorne, California, is also home to an existing test tunnel operated by The Boring Company. As a first commercial endeavor, the Loop at Las Vegas Convention Center represents the company's first venture. AEVs are easier to transport because of their smaller size, which allows tunnel diameters to reduce by 50% to 14 feet. The cost reduction is based solely on that factor.