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Elon Musk\u2019s The Boring Company is finally testing Full Self-Driving (Supervised), the advanced driver assistance system created by Tesla, in the tunnels that connect Las Vegas\u2019 Convention Center to a few nearby hotels, according to Fortune<\/a>.<\/p>\n Steve Hill, the CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, told the outlet that The Boring Company has been doing tests of the software for a few months now in Tesla vehicles with only safety drivers onboard. But any widespread use of the tech is still \u201ca ways off,\u201d Hill said.<\/p>\n The Tesla tunnels<\/a> have been open for around four years<\/a>, and while The Boring Company has plans to expand them across Las Vegas, they currently serve a small area underneath and around the Convention Center.<\/p>\n Despite Tesla\u2019s recent launch of a small-scale, invite-only robotaxi service in Austin, Texas (and a similarly small ride-hail service in San Francisco), and Musk\u2019s boasting about how good the technology is, Hill said that safety drivers still have to \u201cperiodically\u201d intervene and take control of the vehicles.<\/p>\n In theory, the simple tunnels should be an easy task for Tesla\u2019s autonomy software to solve, with perhaps the greatest challenge being navigating passenger pick-up and drop-off at the various underground stations. Hill said the colorful lighting of The Boring Company\u2019s tunnels, along with the semi-smooth rock walls, have been challenges that the driver assistance system has had to cope with as the cars \u201cfind spots that are difficult for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n