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Elon Musk Firm Proposing 'Vegas Loop' Tunnel People Mover

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A company nearing completion of a short underground motorway for electric cars at the expanded Las Vegas Convention Center wants to widen its scope to build a people mover tunnel system beneath the Las Vegas Strip.

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's tunneling operator dubs the project the "Vegas Loop."

A presentation to tourism officials on Tuesday showed it would go from downtown Las Vegas, beneath the resort corridor to the newly opened Allegiant Stadium.

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That's about 7 miles. It might have 50 stations and use self-driving electric Tesla vehicles as a ride-hailing system instead of a traditional subway.

Projected costs have not been disclosed.

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