Source – Elon Musk has suggested that the idea of building a ‘£20 trillion’ underground tunnel link from London to New York appears to be a genuine possibility – although he says he could do it for less.
This comes after the SpaceX boss, 53, who promises to revolutionise the way we travel, said his ‘Starship’ rocket could be used to transport passengers to any city in the world in under an hour.
From London, you could head to New York in just 29 minutes, theoretically.
He wrote: “Under Trump’s FAA, @SpaceX could even get Starship Earth to Earth approved in a few years – Taking people from any city to any other city on Earth in under one hour.”
To which Musk replied: “This is now possible.”
The rocket would have a maximum speed of up to 27,000 km/h, and if you compare that with one of the fastest commercial airliners that goes up to 1,061 km/h, it’s quite the difference.
But if flying isn’t your thing, then perhaps an underwater tunnel train is more up your street?
Hip-Hop news outlet Daily Loud recently shared a tweet that read: “Proposed $20 Trillion tunnel would get you from New York to London in 54 minutes.”
Musk, who owns the platform, replied: “The @boringcompany could do it for 1000X less money.”
The Boring Company, which Musk also owns, is an American infrastructure and tunnel construction business, which he founded in 2017.
