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SpaceX won’t build rockets at LA’s port after all

It’s a setback to the efforts of local officials to brand the harbor area as a burgeoning tech hub.

Earthquake faults crisscross LA. Is it safe to tunnel here?

Subway tunnels are not immune to damage during earthquakes—but they’re probably safer than skyscrapers. Here’s why.

Elon Musk debuts test tunnel in Hawthorne: ‘I really think this is incredibly profound’

It’s like an underground highway for Teslas.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company abandons plan for tunnel below Westside

A lawsuit challenged LA’s proposal to expedite the project.

Elon Musk first envisioned double-decker 405 before tunnel idea

"I had a very well thought-out design," he says.

Elon Musk pitches high-speed line to Dodger Stadium

Called the "Dugout Loop," it would ferry passengers from East Hollywood or Los Feliz to the ballpark in 4 minutes.

Elon Musk convenes first public presentation on his LA tunnels

"This is the only thing we can think of to address chronic traffic issues in major cities," he tells a crowd of about 300 people on the Westside.

LA committee endorses fast-tracking Elon Musk’s tunneling plans

Test tunnels for the "Loop" would be exempt from environmental analysis.

5 reasons why experts are so skeptical of Elon Musk’s solution for LA traffic

Here’s what three transportation and construction experts have to say about the billionaire's plan to dig tunnels in Los Angeles.

Aspiring mass transit builder Elon Musk despises public transit: ‘There’s like a bunch of random strangers’

Aside from the inefficiencies of a bus or subway not going exactly where you want them to go, there’s also the matter of having to be around strangers.

This map shows where Elon Musk is planning to build an extensive tunnel system beneath LA

The network of tunnels could connect popular destinations, including Dodger Stadium, Santa Monica, and LAX.

Elon Musk applies for permits to dig tunnel from Westwood to Hawthorne

The tunnel would run along the 405 freeway. The SpaceX founder says it will eliminate "soul-destroying" traffic.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets approval for a tunnel below Hawthorne

The two-mile tunnel will be used as a test site for the underground transportation system Musk wants to build in Los Angeles.

How tech giants like Elon Musk can actually fix LA's transportation problems

Tech companies have mastered the art of designing transportation choices that serve a self-selecting handful of people. Imagine if they focused that energy on solutions that served LA’s greatest public interest?

Mayor Eric Garcetti open to Elon Musk's tunnel solution for LA's traffic

The mayor’s spokesperson tells us he, "welcomes the discussion of how innovative technology can improve quality of life in LA."

Video: What it’s like to take a 125 MPH ride in one of Elon Musk’s tunnels

His Instagram page gives us a first person view of a ride aboard one of the sleds that would carry cars underneath LA.

Elon Musk unveils more details on his tunnel solution for LA traffic

Could a massive network of underground tunnels be in LA’s future?

Elon Musk is digging a tunnel in Los Angeles right now

Elon Musk’s large-scale plan to build traffic-relieving tunnels has started small in Hawthorne, where Musk started digging on Friday.

Here's How LA's Five Richest Tech Billionaires Are Living Large

See the Offices Where They're Trying to Build the Hyperloop

Hawthorne Spent $24k on a Tacky Monument to a Corporation

Tesla Founder Elon Musk Now Owns Two Mansions Across the Street From Each Other in Bel Air