Get All Access for $5/mo

Elon Musk Reveals His Next Idea as 'The Boring Company' The serial entrepreneur has tunnel vision.

By Lydia Belanger

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Brendan Smialowski / Stringer | Getty Images

Elon Musk has spent his career building companies with flashy goals such as self-driving cars, human travel to Mars, environmental preservation and friendly artificial intelligence. Now, he's ready to bore.

Tunnels, not people.

On Saturday, Musk took to Twitter to rant about traffic. But he didn't just passive aggressively subtweet bad drivers. In his typical fashion, he offered a solution to the problem.

Related: Elon Musk's Dream Was Put to the Test Today

The man just loves a good pun, it seems.

Musk has long been a proponent of new technologies for moving people. Earlier this decade, he began drumming up momentum for the Hyperloop concept -- a mode of mass transportation that would propel pods through above-ground pneumatic tubes. But as of this weekend, he's pondering subterranean solutions.

Related: 5 Things I Learned Obsessing Over Elon Musk During My Internship

The timing is right. Last week, Musk was among 18 tech executives who met with President-elect Donald Trump as part of a Strategic and Policy Forum. Musk's tunnel vision (pun intended) is in line with Trump's emphasis on infrastructure. The president-elect has proposed $1 trillion of government infrastructure investment to boost the U.S. economy.

While Musk tweeted "I am actually going to do this," whether he will in fact launch a new venture called "The Boring Company" is yet to be seen. However, he's since revised his Twitter bio, which now reads, "Tesla, SpaceX, Tunnels (yes, tunnels) & OpenAI."
Lydia Belanger is a former associate editor at Entrepreneur. Follow her on Twitter: @LydiaBelanger.

Want to be an Entrepreneur Leadership Network contributor? Apply now to join.

Editor's Pick

Most Popular

See all
Living

These Are the 'Wealthiest and Safest' Places to Retire in the U.S. None of Them Are in Florida — and 2 States Swept the List.

More than 338,000 U.S. residents retired to a new home in 2023 — a 44% increase year over year.

By Amanda Breen
Business News

DOGE Leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Say Mandating In-Person Work Would Make 'a Wave' of Federal Employees Quit

The two published an op-ed outlining their goals for their new department, including workforce reductions.

By Sherin Shibu
Starting a Business

This Sommelier's 'Laughable' Idea Is Disrupting the $385 Billion Wine Industry

Kristin Olszewski, founder of Nomadica, is bringing premium wine to aluminum cans, and major retailers are taking note.

By Jon Bier
Starting a Business

He Started a Business That Surpassed $100 Million in Under 3 Years: 'Consistent Revenue Right Out of the Gate'

Ryan Close, founder and CEO of Bartesian, had run a few small businesses on the side — but none of them excited him as much as the idea for a home cocktail machine.

By Amanda Breen
Business News

Is Reddit Down Again? Tens of Thousands of Users Are Reporting Issues With the Platform.

A Reddit outage has been occurring off-and-on for two days.

By Erin Davis
Business News

Prime Bank: Empowering Growth as Kenya's Premier Banking Partner

Established in 1992, Prime Bank is one of Kenya's leading banks and a trusted partner for individuals, businesses, and communities across the country. With a nationwide network of 24 branches, Prime Bank offers clients a comprehensive suite of banking products and services tailored to meet their specific needs. The bank is also present in several regional markets, including Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.