A company backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk has been granted a nearly 49 million US dollar contract to build a transit system using self-driving vehicles underneath the Las Vegas Convention Centre. A company backed by tech billionaire Elon Musk has been granted a nearly 49 million US dollar contract to build a transit system using self-driving vehicles underneath the Las Vegas Convention Centre. The board of directors of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved the contract with The Boring Company, the Musk-backed enterprise based in Hawthorne, California. We are excited to bring Loop to the Las Vegas Convention Center! Looking forward to working with @LVCVA @LVCVAImpact — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) May 22, 2019The system will use self-driving electric vehicles capable of transporting up to 16 people.

Source: Irish Independent May 23, 2019 15:00 UTC