Musk took aim at L.A.’s costly rail expansions, arguing his Boring Company could dig tunnels faster and for a fraction of the price. Getty Images The systems, however, are fundamentally different. Boring Company tunnels are much narrower and designed for electric vehicles rather than high-capacity trains, with smaller stations and fewer safety systems. That keeps costs down but also sharply limits how many passengers can be moved compared with heavy rail. Musk founded The Boring Company after publicly venting about Los Angeles traffic and what he viewed as painfully slow, expensive infrastructure. Early L.A. proposals — including a test tunnel in Hawthorne and a privately funded link to Dodger Stadium — stalled amid environmental review requirements, permitting hurdles, and community opposition. Similar plans in Chicago and elsewhere were later abandoned. Musk reignited debate over the future of transit in Los Angeles after amplifying claims that underground tunnels could outpace traditional rail construction. Getty Images