A Hyperloop test site at SpaceX has been removed and will instead become a parking lot for employees, according to Bloomberg.
The tunnel was decommissioned earlier this year after being expected to hold testing for the high-speed transportation technology.
Previous reports from The Boring Company held that the solution could move users in pods through the tunnels at over 600 mph — speeds that could bring someone from New York City to Washington D.C. in just 30 minutes.
In a 2018 event in Hawthorne, CEO Elon Musk also said that Hyperloop could cost just $1 per trip for 150 miles around Los Angeles. None of Musk’s promises of a Hyperloop have come to fruition, and the tech is still listed on the Boring Company’s website.
In a tweet earlier this year, @The Boring Company also said that Hyperloop testing would begin at scale “later this year.”
Hyperloop testing at full-scale begins later this year.
— The Boring Company (@boringcompany) April 25, 2022
Alternatively, The Boring Company has moved forward with underground tunnel plans not dedicated for the Hyperloop in both Las Vegas and San Antonio, with plans also in motion for tunnels under Fort Lauderdale.
Instead of using “pods” to transport passengers at high speeds, the current Boring Company loops under construction use Teslas to cart people from one end of the tunnel to the other.
