December 18, 2018 at 10:17 PM PST With fanfare rivaling a movie premiere, Elon Musk unveiled for the first time publicly the one-mile tunnel beneath a Hawthorne city street that he says will be the start of a transportation revolution. But, admittedly, there is still much work to be done. “It’s not like we have all the answers and this is some panacea and the problem is solved,” Musk told reporters on Tuesday, Dec. 18. “We’re obviously at the early stages and figuring things out, but finally there is a path to alleviating traffic congestion in cities.” When it’s completed, which Musk estimates could be within the next 10 years, the billionaire entrepreneur envisions a system of tunnels beneath Los Angeles where individual cars and people movers can enter and exit through elevators and ramps that lead to street level. An elevator, Musk said, could take up as little as two parking spaces. A modified Tesla Model X drives in the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool, via Bloomberg, SCNG Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool, via Bloomberg, SCNG Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg, SCNG Tunnel boring equipment is displayed before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool, via Bloomberg, SCNG The Boring Co. signage is displayed at the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg, SCNG A modified Tesla Model X rests on an elevator above the pit and tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool Attendees take pictures in front of tunnel boring equipment before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg, SCNG The Boring Co. signage is displayed at the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool The “linestorm” second generation tunnel boring equipment is displayed before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg, SCNG A modified Tesla Model X rests on an elevator above the pit and tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg, SCNG A modified Tesla Model X drives into the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. On Tuesday night, Boring Co. will officially open the Hawthorne tunnel, a preview of Elon Musk’s larger vision to ease L.A. traffic. Photographer: Robyn Beck/Pool via Bloomberg, SNCG Show Caption