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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is a 3.5km tunnel with a speed of 55km/h. Thats 3.8 minutes of travel. No fucking way this thing could ever be profitable.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't this simply a private lane for whoever pays?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Thats the one in California, the one in Vegas has drivers and is between the convention center and a hotel.

IIRC their peak capacity estimates do things like assume loading/unloading times for a family of 4 with luggage to be under 30 seconds too.