Tesla autos working within the Boring Firm’s Vegas Loop are about to get an enormous change, CEO Elon Musk mentioned.
In Las Vegas, the Boring Firm operates the Vegas Loop, an underground tunnel system that makes use of Teslas to drop folks off at varied hotspots on the strip. It’s been lively for a number of years now and is increasing to different resorts, inns, and locations.
Presently, there are stops at three resorts: Westgate, the Encore, and Resorts World. Nonetheless, there’ll ultimately be “over 100 stations and span over 68 miles of tunnel,” the Vegas Loop web site says.
The Loop makes use of Tesla Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y autos to ship passengers to their desired locations. They’re at present pushed utilizing the Full Self-Driving suite, however additionally they have security drivers in every automobile to make sure security.
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Tesla and the Boring Firm have been working to take away drivers from the autos used within the Loop, however now, it seems there’s a set timeline to have them out, in line with CEO Elon Musk:
The Tesla automobiles working in The Boring Firm tunnels beneath Las Vegas will likely be driverless in a month or two https://t.co/mX4nNrJui9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 18, 2025
Musk says the Boring Co. will not depend on security drivers inside the Teslas for operation. As a substitute, Tesla will look to take away the protection drivers from the automobiles inside the subsequent month or two, an identical timeline for what Musk believes the Robotaxi platform will appear like in Austin.
In Texas, as Robotaxi continues to function because it has since June, there are nonetheless security screens inside the automotive who sit within the passenger’s seat. They’re there to guarantee a protected expertise for riders.
When the route takes the automobile on the freeway, security screens transfer into the driving force’s seat.
Nonetheless, Tesla desires to have the ability to take away security screens from its autos in Austin by the tip of the 12 months, Musk has mentioned just lately.
In early September, Musk mentioned that the protection screens are “simply there for the primary few months to be further protected.” He then added that there “must be no security driver by finish of 12 months.”
The security driver is simply there for the primary few months to be further protected.
Must be no security driver by finish of 12 months.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2025