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# Elon Musk company signs preliminary agreement on Dubai Loop project

> DUBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's The Boring Company and Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) have signed an initial agreement to build the Dubai Loop, an underground high-speed transport network spanning 17km (10.6 miles), they said on Friday.

By Reuters · Published 14 February 2025, 14:19 SAST · Updated 14 February 2025, 14:19 SAST

## Key points
- In a dazzling display of futuristic ambition, the UAE's AI Minister has teamed up with Elon Musk to unveil the Dubai Loop, a high-speed underground transport system promising to whisk passengers through the city's traffic jams faster than you can say "Hyperloop," though they forgot to mention when exactly we can hop on.
- UAE's AI Minister Omar Al Olama announces the Dubai Loop project in a video interview with Elon Musk at the World Governments Summit.
- The Boring Company plans an initial pilot phase with 11 stations, aiming to transport passengers in electric vehicles through tunnels at speeds of up to 160 km/h.
- Inspired by the Vegas Loop, the Dubai Loop targets the emirate's most congested areas, with an initial capacity of over 20,000 passengers per hour.
- No timeline has been provided for the ambitious project, which could eventually accommodate more than 100,000 passengers per hour.

## Content

The United Arab Emirates' Artificial Intelligence Minister, Omar Al Olama, announced the project on a video [interview with Elon Musk](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AS8N3OK02J&linkedFromStory=true) during the World Governments Summit on Thursday without providing further detail.

The Boring Company (TBC) said the memorandum of understanding covers an initial pilot phase of 11 stations, transporting passengers in electric vehicles through tunnels at speeds up to 160km per hour.

It will be similar to the Vegas Loop, which began transporting passengers in EVs through tunnels in 2021. It has five stations around a convention centre in the U.S. city and is aiming for a total of more than 100.

Musk, who also owns EV maker Tesla, aerospace company SpaceX and was appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump to run the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, first touted his [vision of a futuristic Hyperloop](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3ABRE97B0U5&linkedFromStory=true) transport system more than a decade ago.

Dubai Loop will cover the most congested areas of Dubai, the emirate's government media office said on X, the social platform owned by Musk.

The aim is to carry more than 20,000 passengers per hour initially, with eventual capacity of more than 100,000 people per hour.

No timeline was given for the project.

(Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Yousef SabaEditing by Jane Merriman and David Goodman)