Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has shared its most detailed look yet at what the future holds for the Vegas Loop, outlining a multi-phase expansion plan that ultimately envisions up to 1,200 Tesla vehicles operating across a 68-mile underground tunnel network beneath Las Vegas.
According to a recent report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Boring Company President Steve Davis walked through the project’s progress and next steps, revealing how the Loop is gradually evolving from a convention-focused transport system into a city-wide alternative to surface traffic. The company’s long-term goal includes 104 stations spanning the Strip, downtown Las Vegas, and key destinations such as Allegiant Stadium and Harry Reid International Airport.
Airport service is already underway in a limited capacity. Phase 1 testing began last month, with rides to the airport currently operating from existing Loop stations at Resorts World, Encore, Westgate, and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Davis said roughly 50 airport rides are happening per day as the company tests operations, following the installation of required airport transponders on most of its 130-vehicle Tesla fleet, which, as of last fall, even includes Cybertrucks.
The Boring Company also highlighted the scale of its CES transportation efforts this year, saying it moved more than 90,000 passengers during the convention. That included over 22,000 rides to and from Resorts World, Encore, and Westgate, with many trips between the Las Vegas Convention Center and Encore completed using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system.
Phase 2 centers on a new 2.2-mile dual-direction tunnel now under construction from Westgate toward Paradise Road. Once complete, it will eliminate roughly two miles of above-ground driving currently required to reach the airport. Davis expects this segment to open within the next couple of months, bringing higher speeds and expanding the fleet to around 160 vehicles.
Phase 3 pushes the tunnel even closer to Terminal 1, removing delays caused by traffic lights near Tropicana Avenue and University Center Drive. At this stage, the Vegas Loop fleet is expected to grow to between 250 and 300 Teslas, with several new stations planned along the route.
The “holy grail,” as Davis described Phase 4, is a dedicated underground airport station directly serving the terminals — though that remains further out.
Looking ahead, core Strip construction could begin as early as this fall, with a full Strip build-out targeted around 2027. Downtown and southern expansions may follow in 2028 or 2029, depending largely on permitting. The full system will require more than 600 permits across Clark County, a process Boring Co. hopes to streamline through an operator-style approval framework similar to how SpaceX operates.
Once the system is fully built, the Loop could host as many as 1,200 Tesla vehicles, with the higher-capacity Tesla Robovan introduced for large events like Raiders games and Sphere shows — marking a significant scale-up for Musk’s underground transit vision.
