Elon Musk can’t seem to stay out of the spotlight, and this week he’s back in it for a tunnel—yes, a tunnel.
The billionaire’s Boring Company unveiled a new promotional video for its proposed Vegas-to-Los Angeles transit loop, and the internet wasted no time roasting it.
The concept promises a roughly two-hour drive squeezed into a much shorter trip, with sleek pods zipping through underground tubes.
Critics call it a very expensive, very dark hallway with extra steps.
Skeptics pointed out that the company has been talking about futuristic tunnels for years, and the finished product often looks less like sci-fi and more like a paved ditch.
Memes comparing the pitch to a glorified carpool lane exploded across X, the platform Musk owns.
It didn’t help that Musk himself jumped into the replies.
He fired off a few characteristically defiant posts, mocking the doubters and insisting the project will speak for itself.
That only poured fuel on the fire, because when Musk argues with strangers online, the strangers usually win the screen time.
Meanwhile, late-night hosts had a field day.
One joked that the only thing faster than the proposed ride is how quickly Musk changes his mind about a project.
Another quipped that Angelenos would still somehow hit traffic inside a tube.
There’s a real business story underneath the jokes.
Musk’s companies have a habit of announcing grand visions long before the hard engineering is done.
Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink have all followed that playbook—big promises, delayed timelines, eventual results that are sometimes impressive and sometimes underwhelming.
For now, the Vegas loop remains a pitch, not a finished product.
Whether it becomes a genuine travel revolution or another entry in the long list of Musk ideas that lived mostly on PowerPoint is anyone’s guess.
What’s certain is that the man knows how to get people talking, even when they’re laughing.
Musk has been juggling political noise, Tesla’s ups and downs, and his ever-present presence on X.
Every new headline reminds the public that he’s less a quiet CEO and more a permanent content machine.
So the tunnel debate isn’t really about tunnels.
It’s about whether we still buy the Musk promise—the idea that one guy with enough money and audacity can reinvent anything.
That question is getting louder, and the answer is getting messier. **Our take:** Musk thrives on attention, and this cycle proves it.
The tunnel may or may not get built, but the argument around it keeps his brand alive.
Final Thoughts
Love him or mock him, you’re still watching.