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Elon Musk’ Boring Company Announced Its Third Gen Machine is Working During a launch event in December 2018, Elon Musk announced that its company is working on a third-generation Boring machine, named Prufrock. The Boring Company has deployed its unique tunnel boring machine and it integrates a few great innovations, so the dream of ultra-high-speed tunnels for transporting vehicles underground is even closer. Unlike other attempts of traditional tunnel boring machines (TBM), Prufrock is expected to be able to dig quicker and make a difference. To share the amazing news, the Boring Company has shared an image of a boring machine saying “Prufrock is alive”, on Twitter. The Boring Company ✔ @boringcompany Prufrock is alive 5,322 12:07 PM - Feb 23, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 412 people are talking about this The project will offer the company the opportunity to show off its concept on a limited ...

The Boring Company Finishes  155mph Vegas Loop  First Tunnel Last month I attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas. I had a list of all the tech I wanted to see, talk to someone about, or try for myself, and I spent two days speed-walking between buildings and booths, scrambling to cram it all in: a 360-degree hologram, an exosuit, a flying taxi, haptic gloves—I didn’t want to miss any of it. By the end of each day, my legs and feet ached—and I hadn’t come close to seeing everything I wanted to. I’m not a step-counter, but other attendees claimed to be walking several thousand steps more than their daily averages. If Elon Musk’s new project pans out, next year’s CES will look totally different, for me and all the other (175,000+) attendees—and it will involve a lot less walking. Last week, Musk’s Boring Company finished excavating the first of two tunnels for a new transportation system that will run underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX aborted the launch of 60 new Starlink satellites at the last second today (March 15) due to an engine power issue with the mission's Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 rocket's onboard computer triggered an abort just before a scheduled 9:22 a.m. EDT (1322 GMT) liftoff after detecting an issue with one of its nine Merlin 1D engines. "Standing down today; standard auto-abort triggered due to out of family data during engine power check. Will announce next launch date opportunity once confirmed on the Range," SpaceX tweeted shortly after the abort.   The Falcon 9 first stage for this launch is a veteran SpaceX booster. The rocket has launched four flights for SpaceX. Its fifth launch for the Starlink mission would make it SpaceX's first to fly five times. The abort, coupled with an instantaneous launch window, meant that SpaceX engineers would not have time to try again today. The company is working with the U.S. Air Force and ...

Tesla has officially started delivering the first Model Ys to customers in the US ahead of its original schedule, and despite the world becoming increasingly wrapped up in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The company tweeted a video Monday showing the small electric SUV going through the production process and being tested in different parts of the world, along with a link to the order page. A few of the first deliveries were also  spotted over the weekend  by some Tesla-focused YouTubers like Teslanomics’ Ben Sullins. First unveiled in March 2019, the Model Y is the company’s fifth all-electric car to go into production. It’s a small SUV built on the same technological platform as the Model 3 sedan, with the two cars sharing about 75 percent of parts. There are a few key differences, though, like a full hatch door at the rear (which is motorized), extra headroom, and an optional small third row with two shotgun-style seats. While the Model 3 has prov...

    Image Credits :  @bygraphx   (See Full Tweet Click Here) Starlink is a satellite constellation being constructed by American company SpaceX to provide satellite Internet access. The constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced small satellites, working in combination with ground transceivers. SpaceX also plans to sell some of the satellites for military, scientific, or exploratory purposes. Concerns have been raised about the long-term danger of space junk resulting from placing thousands of satellites in orbits above 1,000 kilometers (620 mi)  and a possible impact on astronomy, although SpaceX is reportedly attempting to solve the latter issue. The total cost of the decade-long project to design, build, and deploy the constellation was estimated by SpaceX in May 2018 to be about US$10 billion. Product development began in 2015, with the first two prototype test-flight satellites launched in February 2018. A second set o...