原文标题：
Get a close look at shuttle system 40 feet beneath the convention center
近距离观察会展中心地下40英尺的穿梭系统
原文连结：
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发布时间：
April 8, 2021 - 4:44 pm
原文内容：
After construction crews spent months drilling, digging, mucking, paving,
lining and electrifying tunnels, representatives of Las Vegas media were
invited underground to get their first look at The Boring Co.’s $52.5
million people-mover system Thursday.
Trips through the tunnels are an “only in Las Vegas” experience with LED
lighting that cycles through a rainbow of colors from second to second lining
the tunnel walls.
Cars have enough clearance in the tunnels that riders can open doors and get
out in an emergency.
Drivers hit maximum speeds of about 35 mph on the straightaways of the
tunnels. The electric vehicles run silently on the underground paved
surfaces. At the ends of the tunnel, the Model X and Model 3 Teslas climb a
ramp to reach the surface.
Parallel tunnels nearly a mile long will shuttle conventioneer passengers to
and from three stations when the system, developed by entrepreneur Elon Musk,
becomes fully operational. A certificate of occupancy has been issued to the
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Crews began drilling the 4,475 feet of dirt and rock 40 feet underground in
November 2019, completing the first tunnel bore in February 2020. Drilling
concluded on the second tunnel in May 2020, and efforts to pave and light the
tunnels ended late last year with several safety checks completed before the
tunnels were turned over to the LVCVA.
Throughout the construction, The Boring Co. wouldn’t let media members see
progress but invited members of the LVCVA board of directors and dignitaries
from other municipalities to see them.
Musk tweeted occasional photos from the tunnels and stations.
Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority, said Tesla sedans would be used initially for the system, and
eventually there may be higher-capacity vehicles.
“It seems that during a pandemic is not the time to be increasing capacity,”
Hill said before several reporters took off on rides to the ends of the
system.
Hill said the Tesla fleet started out at 11 vehicles and is expected to
expand to 35 and eventually reach 60.
Once operational, The Boring Co. will drive Tesla vehicles through the
tunnel, turning a 1½-mile, 15-minute walk on the surface into a trip that
takes a couple of minutes. Tesla vehicles capable of carrying up to 16
passengers are expected to be used in the system, but it hasn’t been
disclosed when those vehicles would be delivered.
While the tunnels and vehicles are designed to operate in autonomous mode,
LVCVA officials have said Boring Co. drivers would be employed in the early
stages of operation for additional safety.
The system is designed with three stations, one underground near the entrance
of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall and two above-ground
stations at the two ends of the system. Paved ramps are in place for vehicles
to climb to the surface for above-ground loading on the east and west ends of
the route. The east station, known as Station 1, is near an entrance to the
South Hall, while Station 3, on the west side of the Convention Center
campus, is near the new West Hall.
No details on queueing and loading procedures or wait times for rides have
been given.
Future tunnel projects
Other Boring Co. tunnel projects are on the horizon in Las Vegas. Direct
tunnels that would link the Las Vegas Convention Center with Encore Las Vegas
and with Resorts World Las Vegas have been negotiated by Wynn Resorts Ltd.,
operators of Encore, and the Genting Group, which is building Resorts World.
In addition, The Boring Co. has negotiated with the city of Las Vegas and
Clark County to develop what is being called the “Vegas Loop,” a 15-mile
underground transit system with stations at local resorts and attractions.
Hill said Boring has indicated the cost to ride the Vegas Loop system would
be somewhere between the amount it would take to ride a bus and the amount it
would cost for an Uber ride. Like traditional ride-hailing companies, the
cost would be per vehicle and not per person.
The biggest difference between the Vegas Loop and the Las Vegas Convention
Center Loop, besides length, is the convention center people-mover,
contracted to be built by the LVCVA, will be free for convention customers to
ride while the Vegas Loop is being built on speculation with resorts paying
for their own stations and riders being charged to be transported within the
tunnels to their destinations.
The contract to build the Convention Center Loop was controversial because
Musk’s company had never built one for commercial use and the local system
will be the first one to be operated. The city of Miami has taken an interest
in the system because it’s considering a tunnel beneath the Miami River to
connect downtown with the Brickell Financial District.
One big advantage of the Musk system is that it’s inexpensive to build.
Tunnels are much narrower than conventional subway tunnels and The Boring Co.
’s drilling machine manufactures bricks to line the tunnel as it digs,
making it economical to build.
The Boring Co. has said that the citywide tunnel system would operate like
ride-hailing with a passenger choosing the destination and the vehicle taking
the most direct route there without stops at other stations.
The company hasn’t announced how much it expects to charge passengers.
机翻如下：
在施工人员花了几个月的时间钻探、挖掘、捣毁、铺设、衬砌和电气化隧道之后，拉斯维
加斯的媒体代表周四被邀请到地下，第一次看到Boring Co.公司耗资5250万美元的人流系
统。
穿越隧道是一种 "只有在拉斯维加斯才有 "的体验，隧道壁上的LED灯一秒一秒地循环播
放著彩虹色。
汽车在隧道内有足够的空隙，乘客可以在紧急情况下打开车门下车。
司机在隧道的直道上最高时速约为35英里。电动车在地下铺设的路面上静静地运行。在隧
道的两端，Model X和Model 3特斯拉爬上坡道到达地面。
由企业家埃隆-马斯克（Elon Musk）开发的这一系统全面投入使用后，近一英里长的平行
隧道将把会展乘客从三个车站接送过来。拉斯维加斯会议和游客管理局已经获得了入住证
书。
工作人员于2019年11月开始钻探地下40英尺的4475英尺土石，于2020年2月完成第一条隧
道钻孔。第二条隧道的钻探工作于2020年5月结束，隧道的铺设和照明工作于去年年底结
束，在隧道移交给LVCVA之前完成了多项安全检查。
在整个施工过程中，The Boring Co.不让媒体人看到进度，但邀请LVCVA董事会成员和其
他城市的政要来看。
马斯克在推特上偶尔会发一些隧道和车站的照片。
拉斯维加斯会议和游客管理局总裁兼首席执行官史蒂夫-希尔表示，特斯拉轿车最初将用
于该系统，最终可能会有更高容量的车辆。
"似乎在武汉肺炎大流行期间不是增加容量的时候，"希尔在几位记者乘车前往系统两端之
前说。
希尔说，特斯拉车队最初只有11辆车，预计将扩大到35辆，最终达到60辆。
一旦投入运营，The Boring Co.将驾驶特斯拉车辆通过隧道，将地面上1英里半、15分钟
的路程变成几分钟的行程。预计该系统将使用能够搭载16名乘客的特斯拉车辆，但尚未透
露这些车辆何时交付。
虽然隧道和车辆被设计成以自主模式运行，但LVCVA官员表示，为了更多的安全，在运营
的早期阶段将雇佣Boring Co.的司机。
该系统设计有三个网站，一个在拉斯维加斯会议中心中央大厅入口附近的地下，两个在系
统两端的地上网站。在线路的东、西两端都设有铺设的坡道，供车辆爬到地面进行地面装
载。东站被称为1号站，靠近南厅的一个入口，而3号站位于会展中心园区西侧，靠近新西
厅。
关于排队和上客程式以及候车乘车时间，目前还没有详细说明。
未来的隧道项目
其他Boring公司的隧道项目也在拉斯维加斯的地平线上。Encore Las Vegas和拉斯维加斯
名胜世界的运营商Wynn Resorts Ltd.和正在建造名胜世界的云顶集团已经就连接拉斯维
加斯会议中心和Encore Las Vegas以及拉斯维加斯名胜世界的直接隧道进行了谈判。
此外，Boring公司还与拉斯维加斯市和克拉克县协商开发被称为 "拉斯维加斯环线 "的项
目，这是一个15英里长的地下交通系统，在当地的度假村和景点设有网站。
希尔表示，Boring已经表示，乘坐Vegas Loop系统的费用将介于乘坐公共汽车和乘坐Uber的费
用之间。和传统的乘车公司一样，费用将是按车而不是按人计算。
拉斯维加斯环线和拉斯维加斯会议中心环线最大的区别除了长度之外，就是由LVCVA承包
建设的会议中心人车，将免费供会议客户乘坐，而拉斯维加斯环线则是投机取巧，由度假
村自己出钱建站，乘客在隧道内被运送到目的地时要收费。
建造会议中心环路的合同是有争议的，因为马斯克的公司从未建造过商业用途的环路，而
当地的系统将是第一个运营的系统。迈阿密市对该系统很感兴趣，因为它正在考虑在迈阿
密河下面修建一条隧道，以连接市中心和布里克尔金融区。
马斯克系统的一大优势是建造成本低廉。隧道比传统的地铁隧道窄得多，The Boring Co.
的钻机在挖掘时制造砖块铺设隧道，因此建造起来很经济。
The Boring Co.表示，全城的隧道系统将像乘车一样运营，乘客选择目的地，车辆走最直
接的路线到达那里，而不需要在其他车站停留。
该公司还没有宣布预计向乘客收取多少费用。
心得/评论：
等这个东西等很久了
这个东西的概念基本上可以简化成
"在限定的轨道和空间中，用自动驾驶的载具，做最效率化的运输。"
各位有发现一件事情吗？
这其实可以立刻推行到任何国家或地方
举个例来说：
1.场景：台湾，国道高速公路
2.限定自用车驾驶必须使用汽车载具来运送自己的汽车和乘客到目的地交流道
也就是说，上交流道前先停进去一个大型停车塔
每个停车位停著一个自动驾驶汽车载具，形状像一个栈板
车子停上栈板以后，输入目的地交流道，然后把自己的车子熄火
接着这个栈板就把你和车运到那个目的地的停车塔
你自己再从那个停车塔开车出来
3.优点：
时间和能源利用最效率化、
运输最安全化、驾驶疲劳最小化、
因为在限定的空间里面实行，自动驾驶技术难度低，不用特斯拉，可立即实现、
不用作天顶、车壳，成本最低、载具维修便宜、
直接相容所有各种车辆、
现有的交流道系统面积可以大幅缩减到两个大型停车塔的面积大小，节省城市面积、
直接炼成国内的MIH平台，创造新独角兽，新护国群山。
4.缺点：
一定要取得政府特许才能做，
否则民营企业光是在高速公路上面被恶意开罚单恶整就会被直接搞死。
要是政府允许非自驾也可以同时使用高速公路，
虽然技术上可行，但是自动驾驶的难度和危险度就会立刻拉高非常多。
因为无人力、便宜、又比人类驾驶安全一万倍，长途驾驶的出租车司机可以直接去死了
台铁会倒。