Jul 12, 2023 7:00 PM EDT 0 Click here to view the video on Twitter if it isn’t showing above. The poster of the video called the vehicle a “secret Tesla van prototype designed for Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop.” It pans over an open-area shuttle—loose framing with lots of glass covering every wall and the ceiling. Eleven total passenger seats with their backs against the glass line each side of the vehicle. It has a single seat for the driver with a large display and steering wheel positioned directly in front of the seat. Looking closely will reveal a Tesla logo on the center of the wheel. We want to be clear—the actual purpose, location, and construction of this vehicle can’t be verified. The Boring Company also did not return The Drive’s request for comment at the time of writing, meaning the company itself has not confirmed or denied if the vehicle belongs to them. However, there have been signs that Tesla has been looking to expand into “high passenger-density urban transport” since at least 2016. Elon Musk has also previously said that The Boring Company would prioritize people over cars, meaning a transportation device capable of carrying more people than its three-passenger Tesla sedans would need to make an appearance at some point for that goal to be fulfilled. It would also make sense for two Musk-fronted companies to bolster one another’s businesses with shared technology, R&D, and purchasing powers. Likely, this vehicle isn’t a new creation from Tesla. The shuttle shown in the video is likely an early engineering prototype that still lives at TBC’s Las Vegas location. In fact, the prototype vehicle may have existed as far back as 2019 or earlier, as revealed by one Reddit commenter who claims that they saw it at The Boring Company’s headquarters when they interviewed for a position in 2019.