The Boring Company

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Brand Details

Type: Brand

Description: The Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk, is a private infrastructure and tunnel construction company. Its primary goal is to revolutionize transportation by creating efficient and cost-effective underground tunnel systems to alleviate traffic congestion in cities. The company designs, builds, and operates these tunnels, utilizing its own proprietary tunnel boring machines. They have completed several projects, including the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, a three-station system, and are currently working on expanding this to a 68-mile network. Other projects have been proposed but not all have come to fruition.

Website: https://boringcompany.com

Mention Analytics

Total Mentions: 12

Subreddit Mentions:

Positive Mentions: 8

Negative Mentions: 3

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NegativeGeneral Discussion

💬 59 comments

⬆︎ 0 upvotes

The user considers The Boring Company as utter failures

Found in /r/Futurology/
NegativeCurrent Event

💬 10 comments

⬆︎ 54 upvotes

The discussion mentions the illegal infiltration of the administration's IT systems, potentially implicating companies associated with Elon Musk.

Found in /r/Futurology/
NeutralCurrent Event

💬 583 comments

⬆︎ 2038 upvotes

Implied as an alternative or associated with the high-speed rail project, potentially drawing criticism.

Found in /r/California/

Feb 2, 2025

Bill Introduced to eliminate Osha. My 2 cents as a Superintendent

NegativeCurrent Event

💬 277 comments

⬆︎ 1704 upvotes

The Boring company has had run-ins with OSHA.

Found in /r/Construction/

Mar 30, 2024

Is Elon out of his mind? (Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuilding)

PositiveCurrent Event

💬 1256 comments

⬆︎ 1423 upvotes

The Boring Company is mentioned as a potential solution by one commenter, suggesting a positive association with the company's capabilities.

Found in /r/Construction/

Nov 9, 2021

What is your favorite “boring business”?

PositiveBusiness Advice

💬 63 comments

⬆︎ 86 upvotes

Innovative infrastructure solutions.

Found in /r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/

Oct 22, 2018

Elon Musk tweets that the tunnel under Los Angeles that was used for his Boring Company rapid-transit tests will be open to the public Dec 10.

PositiveCurrent Event

💬 1846 comments

⬆︎ 29316 upvotes

The Boring Company is mentioned positively in relation to the opening of their tunnel. Many commenters express excitement and interest.

Found in /r/Futurology/

Sep 13, 2018

Elon Musk Reveals Release Date and Price for Boring Company's Eco Bricks: The company plans to start selling the bricks in two months time at a price of 10 cents per brick — giving them away for free when used for afforable housing projects.

PositiveCurrent Event

💬 3073 comments

⬆︎ 45723 upvotes

The Boring Company is mentioned positively in relation to its innovative and sustainable approach to creating bricks from tunnel waste. The comments express excitement and interest in the product.

Found in /r/Futurology/

Jun 22, 2018

The Not-A-Flamethrower's Terms and Conditions are Actually Pretty Entertaining

PositiveGeneral Discussion

💬 421 comments

⬆︎ 8640 upvotes

The Boring Company's "Not-a-Flamethrower" is a popular and humorous product, generating significant online discussion. Many comments express interest in purchasing it.

Found in /r/gadgets/

Mar 21, 2018

Elon Musk has set aside $15 million for an XPRIZE contest for entrepreneurs who can find the most effective way to use software to teach illiterate children living in extreme poverty, with the goal of wiping out illiteracy, a condition that Musk called "the wellspring of poverty."

PositiveCurrent Event

💬 1151 comments

⬆︎ 29315 upvotes

Mentioned favorably in relation to Elon Musk's other ventures.

Found in /r/Futurology/

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