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A Boring Company update indicates Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software isn’t ready for single-lane tunnel use.

Elon Musk’s automotive manufacturing company, Tesla, has repeatedly said that its “Full Self-Driving” software was near complete. Musk has mentioned on numerous occasions that both enterprise and independent owners will soon have the option to monetize their vehicle ownership by allowing their cars to operate autonomously as robotaxis. 

Meanwhile, Tesla’s humanoid robot project, Optimus, has been hindered by hype since the moment the company tried to pass off a human wearing spandex as a dancing robot. It didn’t help matters when Musk posted a video of the machine performing household chores. 

In the video, a human is actually operating the machine remotely. Musk explained this in a reply to the original video. The reply received approximately 3 million views, per X, while the original video has been viewed at least 75 million times. 

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