Boring Company Vegas Expansion Plans and Adding Robovan in 2028-2029

Elon Musk’s Boring Company will soon open new tunnels that will link new stations and will add Robovan around 2027-2028.

Current Expansion Plans

TBC’s core strategy is building small-diameter tunnels (12-14 feet) for Tesla vehicles, enabling point-to-point transport at speeds up to 150 mph. This contrasts with traditional subways by being cheaper (target: $10M/mile vs. $1B/mile for subways) and faster to construct via advanced TBMs.Vegas Loop (Las Vegas, NV): Current status: ~10 miles dug, ~4 miles operational with 8 stations (e.g., LVCC Loop, Resorts World, Westgate, Encore connectors). Over 3 million passengers transported to date. Fleet: ~100 Teslas, expanding to 160 soon, then 250-300.

Full vision: 68 miles of tunnels, 104 stations connecting the Strip, downtown, Allegiant Stadium, UNLV, Chinatown, and Harry Reid International Airport. Capacity: Up to 90,000 passengers/hour at full build-out.

Recent progress: Acquired land near airport (e.g., 5032 Palo Verde Road for $5.96M). University Center Loop (2.2 miles under Paradise Road) nearing completion, with stations at Virgin Hotels, a planned TBC apartment complex, and Hughes Center.

Airport integration: Limited above-ground rides approved; full subsurface tunnel expected Q1 2026, reducing travel time (e.g., 85 seconds from Encore to LVCC). Phase 3 extends to Palo Verde station near Terminal 1.

Other: Testing Full Self-Driving (FSD) in tunnels; Cybertrucks added to fleet.

Music City Loop (Nashville, TN):10-mile tunnel from Nashville International Airport to downtown/Convention Center. First international hard-rock TBM (Prufrock-MB1) shipped; Prufrock-MB2 follows in Jan 2026.

Up to 20 stations under negotiation. Geotechnical borings every 200-500 feet; site setup with electric machines.
Potential statewide expansion to Knoxville speculated.

Other Projects:Dubai Loop: 17-km pilot with 11 stations (MOU signed 2025).

Texas (Bastrop/Austin): R&D tunnels, CyberTunnel at Giga Texas. Prufrock 5-7 under construction for continuous mining (zero people in tunnel).
Broader: 7 R&D tunnels across cities; Hyperloop testing for high-speed intercity travel.

Analysis of Exponential Growth

Highlight TBC’s shift from linear to exponential progress via TBM iterations:Tunneling Speed: Prufrock-4 achieved >100 meters/day in good conditions (up from weekly issues in 2024). Goals: 100-140 m/day short-term; stretch to 3,400 m/day (7 miles/week) with Prufrock-5+. Supports 10 miles per conveyor cassette.

Operational Efficiency: Global control center in Texas for remote TBM management. FSD removes drivers, cutting costs/safety risks. Vehicles handle tunnel/surface transitions.

Growth Drivers are Tech compounding (self-cleaning filters, 4M lbs grip force).

Recent feats are 3.41 miles of new Vegas tunnels (longest: 2.26 miles).

This is inevitable exponential growth as machines get “smarter, faster, safer.

Challenges: Reliability in varied geology (e.g., hard rock in Nashville). ABR notes 2025 as a breakout year, with 2026+ seeing scaled networks if tech matures.

Expected Milestones for 2026, 2027, and 2028

Projections are based on TBC statements, VRJ timelines, ABR analysis, and broader forecasts.

2026
– Vegas airport subsurface open (Q1); full University Center Loop operational.
– Nashville groundbreaking/early tunneling; first segment potentially operational by spring/fall.
– Dubai pilot construction starts.
– Prufrock-6/7 deployed; continuous mining/ZPIT (zero people in tunnel) achieved.
– Fleet expansions; FSD rollout in loops.
– ~20-30 miles new tunnels (Vegas/Nashville focus).
– Capacity: 20,000 passengers/hour in Vegas segments.
– ABR: Exponential speed gains enable 2-3x more mileage vs. 2025.
– Potential: 1-2 new city projects if momentum builds.

2027
– Nashville full operation (first half); potential extensions (e.g., to Knoxville).
– Vegas: 20-30% toward full build-out (e.g., 20-30 miles operational, 30-40 stations).
– Broader U.S. expansions (e.g., Orlando proposals).
– Hyperloop prototypes advance for intercity.
– 100-200 miles total tunnels dug cumulatively.
– Revenue ramp: From station fees/ticket sales; analyst guesses $100-500M if networks scale.
– ABR: If speeds hit 140 m/day, annual output doubles 2026 levels.

2028
– Vegas nearing 50% complete; Dubai operational.
– Potential IPO (analyst speculation).
– National/international scaling ( 5-10 active projects).
– Musk’s vision: Toward 10,000 miles by 2030.
– 300-600 miles/year capacity.
– Valuation: Path to $1T by 2030 if growth sustains.

Phase 1 of a four-phase Harry Reid International Airport ride service kicked off last month, with the option to be driven to the airport from stations that are already open in the point-to-point transportation system. Those include Resorts World, Encore, Westgate and the Las Vegas Convention Center. This week, Boring Company began picking up airport passengers after 100 of its 130-car fleet of Teslas were outfitted with transponders the airport requires of transportation companies. 50 Rides per day.

Phase 2 involves the under-construction 2.2-mile dual direction tunnel system from Westgate to a station planned for 4744 Paradise Road. From there, Vegas Loop Teslas will travel above ground to the airport via Paradise and University Center Drive, removing 2 miles of above-ground travel needed now. Davis expects this portion to be in operation in the next couple of months.

The speed limit of the University Center Loop portion will be 60 mph, up from the 35 mph in the loop portion at the convention center and Encore, Resorts World and Westgate. Boring Fleet will also grow to 160 vehicles when the new tunnels open.

Phase 3 will extend the tunnel from 4744 Paradise to a planned station at 5032 Palo Verde Road just south of Tropicana Avenue between Paradise and University Center and just south of the airport’s Terminal 1. It will eliminate waiting for the stoplight at the intersection of Tropicana and University Center.

There are multiple stations planned along the University Center loop, including Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, a planned Boring Co.-owned apartment complex, the former sites of the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, and Firefly on Paradise. The Vegas Loop’s fleet will jump to between 250-300 Teslas.

Phase 4 is an actual airport station.

The Vegas Loop project needs over 600 building permits for the entire project of 68 miles of tunnels and 104 stations on the Strip, in downtown Las Vegas and at other sites of interest including on Paradise Road, Allegiant Stadium and near Harry Reid International Airport.

Boring Company President Davis said it takes about six months for permit approval from Clark County and that Boring Co. obtains a new building permit every one to two weeks. He said the company could have built the entire Vegas Loop system by now if there had been a quicker way to obtain permits.

Davis said the Boring Co. is working with Clark County to potentially create a similar agreement that would allow them to build out the tunnels as needed with a quicker permitting process.

Full build out

Based on the current rate of permit approval, Davis estimated that the core of the project — the Strip and the several resorts along Las Vegas Boulevard — will see work kick off in the fall, with completion occurring sometime in 2027.

The extension of the project into downtown, Chinatown, Allegiant Stadium and sites south of the Strip won’t be completed until 2028 or 2029 under current operation.

Robovan

Once the Strip and downtown tunnels are completed and the system is completed, Vegas Loop’s Tesla fleet will grow to as high as 1,200 vehicles, Davis said. At that point, the larger capacity Tesla Robovan will be introduced to the loop system, mainly to be used during large events where several passengers are going to the same destination, such as game and event days at Allegiant Stadium