9 things to know about Elon Musk's new super project: A 'bland' company

What is the goal of the Bland Company? Winning a snail.

I was no stranger to Elon Musk - head of SpaceX aerospace company, director of the company that produced self-driving cars and Tesla solar systems, who embarked on building an interface. link between brain and Neuralink computer. Last weekend marked the first time he shared with the public about "The Boring Company" (The Boring Company is a play on words, because boring means bland) , his company founded to tunnel through the ground to solve traffic jams .

This short interview was conducted by Chris Anderson, currently the manager of the TED Talks presentation program. The 40-minute interview in the clip below, but for those who are lazy to watch, right below the clip are 10 things we can draw from the interview with Elon Musk.

Video interview with Elon Musk.

1. Musk wants the Boring Company tunnels to span from one country to another, at a very deep level

Musk said that the tunnels he created would "have no real depth limit", and that "the deepest mines in the earth have the depth of more than the tallest buildings, so we have can solve any level of congestion with a 3D tunnel network ".

The boring bunker from the bland company.Photos taken in a bland working day.

According to Musk, this is what responds to people not agreeing with the construction of the tunnel: it is thought that the construction of an underground tunnel is only to transfer the congestion to another place. Musk thinks that it is possible to create a large amount of tunnels, with any number of floors "to reduce traffic congestion on the ground.

2. Need to cut prices further, this tunnel system can be built

Anderson talked about how the project would be extremely expensive and Musk agreed with that fact. " We need to improve the price of every mile of pipeline by reducing them to at least 10 times," Elon Musk said. He added that there are two things that will make his Wicked Company do that discount.

First , Musk will reduce the normal diameter of the cellar "to a few steps" . Specifically, "a tunnel one lane will usually be about 8 to 8.5 meters wide so that rescue vehicles can enter and allow the tunnel to escape emissions from the vehicle engine."

This project will be extremely expensive and Musk agrees with that fact.

"If we reduce that diameter to the landmark we are planning to implement, about 3.6 meters, it will be more than enough for the electric desk system [to bring the car from the ground down that Musk designed specifically for this tunnel. ] active ". Reducing the glass down will cut construction costs a lot.

Secondly, Musk said that the bland machine (used for tunneling a bland corporate project) would have just dredged the tunnel and, at the same time, reinforced the walls of the tunnel. Currently, underground tunneling still separates these two jobs. Combining the two processes into one will obviously save extra costs.

In sum, Musk can build tunnels at a cost of only 1/8 of the current cost.

3. The Bland Company's goal is to work faster than a snail

It's not any snail, Gary snail from the Square Squash cartoon - SpongeBob SquarePants. A famous example will make people more interested.

The snail Gary from the animated film Spongebob - SpongeBob SquarePants.

Musk said that the tunneling speed of modern technology is not even equal to the speed of a snail. Therefore, he set the Company's goal to exceed the speed of Gary's snail."Currently, Gary's speed is 14 times faster than the speed of a boring tunnel," Musk said.

"Our victory will be achieved through defeating a snail".

4. Hyperloop technology can be applied to these tunnels

With this project, Elon Musk officially shoulder two different types of tunnels: one for hyperloop, one for cars to avoid traffic jams.

Seeing the similarity, Mr. Anderson immediately asked about combining these two things. And Musk replied that the application of hyperloop technology into those tunnels is entirely possible, because the tunnel has been designed to withstand high pressure, more than what hyperloop needs to operate.

5. And Musk won't be too busy to leave Tesla

Bland company only takes "about 2 to 3%" of Elon's time. "Basically, only trainees and workers work part-time for this project," he said.

Tesla's future is "able to cross America from Los Angeles to New York completely automatically by the end of the year".

Anderson went on to ask if Elon Musk had found that he had done enough of what a person could do for the tram market, considering leaving Tesla to make another project. Musk replied that he will remain at the tram company as long as possible, because "there are still many interesting projects being planned". Musk is talking about Tesla Model 3 and Tesla pickup truck.

6. He still has a lot of plans for Tesla's self-driving technology

Musk revealed one of Tesla's future plans to "be able to cross America from Los Angeles to New York completely automatically by the end of the year". It will be a journey from a California parking lot to a New York car park and during the trip, no one will control the Tesla.

He also thought that Tesla would only have two years to develop the self-driving technology, allowing the driver to . sleep all the way without having to touch the steering wheel.

7. Shared self-driving cars among users will "100% happen"

Musk said that future self-driving cars will change our perception of owning this type of vehicle. People will share cars, the self-purchase rate will decrease.

"This is definitely going to happen: you will buy a car, you will choose your own personal use or share it with friends or relatives, or show which drivers are appreciated. You can choose the time to share the car with others.This is 100% sure to happen, the question here is only when.

Musk said that by the end of this year, the electric car company will launch its line of pickup products.

8. Musk drove a prototype car of the pickup Tesla line, it seems very interesting

Later this year, the electric car company will launch its line of pickup products, obviously the director must be tested first.

"When I drove the model car, it felt quite strange, because you are small and the car is big , " Musk said.

9. Tesla will introduce new Gigafactory factories this year

Elon Musk thinks that 100 giant Gigafactory factories that produce batteries like this will turn around the whole world."Changing the world", that is the phrase that people often mention Musk.

Later this year, he will be able to "build 2 to 4 more factories". However, there is no official location for these factories.

Elon Musk revealed the tunnel project will create traffic "super revolutionary"