Elon Musk Posts Video of 125 Mph Sled in First Los Angeles Tunnel

Elon Musk is already breaking ground on his Los Angeles tunnel network, revealing on Friday a new set of photos and videos from inside his first tunnel.

The Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) founder is on a mission to build a network of tunnels under Los Angeles to alleviate the cityâ€™s traffic problems. During a recent TED Talk conference, Musk provided new details about the tunnels, which are designed to transport cars on an electrified platform at 125 miles per hour.

The photos, posted on Instagram, show a starting tunnel and staging area built by The Boring Company on SpaceXâ€™s property. Musk also published a video showing a test run of an electric â€œsled.â€

Musk would need to obtain permits from Los Angeles to build tunnels under the city.

Entry hole, staging area and starting tunnel for Boring Machine 1 (aka Godot) now complete

A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on May 12, 2017 at 5:25am PDT

He noted that a trip from the Westwood neighborhood to Los Angeles International Airport would take five minutes. According to Google Maps, that trip normally takes at least 20 minutes.

Musk also wants to speed up the process of boring tunnels, joking that he wants boring machines to move faster than his pet snail, Gary.

[Warning, this may cause motion sickness or seizures] This is a test run of our electric sled that would transport cars at 125 mph (200 km/h) through the tunnels, automatically switching from one tunnel to the next. Would mean Westwood to LAX in 5 mins.

A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on May 12, 2017 at 5:48am PDT

The race between Gary, our pet snail who lives in a pineapple, and Godot, our tunnel boring machine, begins soon!

A post shared by Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on May 12, 2017 at 5:43am PDT