Elon Musk: I have 'verbal approval' for New York to DC tunnel

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla
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Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, says he has received "verbal government approval" to build a high-speed underground transport system between New York and Washington, DC.

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