Fort Lauderdale OKs Elon Musk's beach tunnel proposal

• The transit system, known as Las Olas Loop, would see Tesla cars drive people from station to station in tunnels, CNN notes.
• The Boring Company told city officials that the project would cost $10 million to $12 million per mile to complete — costing $60 million to $72 million, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Wednesday.

Yes, but: Transportation planners argue that using vehicles for public transit in tunnels would not be as efficient as having trains or buses, per CNN.

What to watch: Other firms have 45 days to submit competing proposals, according to Trantalis.

• The mayor said Wednesday that The Boring Company's plans would need to meet certain criteria, including helping "solve some of our acute traffic problems," per the Sun Sentinel.
• "It must be something the community feels it needs and we can afford," he said.

Flashback: Elon Musk's "boring" vision for tunnels, semis and self-driving cars