This Looks Like a Tesla-Built Shuttle Prototype for The Boring Company

The Boring Company was built on the promise of revitalizing public transit's image. Gone would be the views of rat-laden subway systems and overcrowded buses. Instead, it believes there should be visions of modern battery-powered shuttles cruising along in tunnels lit like raves... or that's the idea, anyway.

Elon Musk, The Boring Company's founder, conceptualized lightning-fast autonomous buses that would transport loads of passengers around various urban loops, eliminating the hell that is above-ground traffic. Musk even showed off a video with concepts of these shuttles back in 2018. It would appear that The Boring Company may have gone above and beyond just concepts, though, as video of an alleged Tesla-built shuttle prototype has emerged on Musk's own social media platform.

https://twitter.com/JacobsVegasLife/status/1678509827981451265

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The poster of the video called the vehicle a "secret Tesla van prototype designed for Elon Musk's Vegas Loop." It pans over an open-area shuttle—loose framing with lots of glass covering every wall and the ceiling. Eleven total passenger seats with their backs against the glass line each side of the vehicle. It has a single seat for the driver with a large display and steering wheel positioned directly in front of the seat. Looking closely will reveal a Tesla logo on the center of the wheel.

We want to be clear—the actual purpose, location, and construction of this vehicle can't be verified. The Boring Company also did not return The Drive's request for comment at the time of writing, meaning the company itself has not confirmed or denied if the vehicle belongs to them.