Silicon Beach Report May 26: Boring Co. Releases Images of Electric Vehicle for its Proposed Tunnel Network

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May 26, 2017

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Boring Co. releases images of electric vehicle for its proposed tunnel network, loser of ULA’s Vulcan engine competition could lose Air Force funding, and Seriously launches series of shorts for its mobile game “Best Fiends.”

Boring Co. Releases Images of Electric Vehicle for Its Proposed Tunnel Network

Boring Co. released images of an electric vehicle for its proposed tunnel network on its website, reports CNBC. Musk had previously said Tesla might make a bus, or some sort of “high-passenger-density urban transport vehicle.”

Loser of ULA’s Vulcan Engine Competition Will Likely Lose Air Force Funding

The losing rocket engine manufacturer, Aerojet Rocketdyne or Blue Origin, for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Engine could lose Air Force funding, reports Space News. Air Force Major General Roger Teague said the military would not likely finance a rocket engine that it doesn’t have plans to use.

Seriously Launches Series of Shorts for Its Mobile Game ‘Best Fiends’

Video game developer Seriously launched four original animated shorts, called “Best Fiends Boot Camp,” based on its hit mobile game, reports Variety. The shorts are produced by studio Reel FX and feature the voices of actors Kate Walsh and Mark Hamill.

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