Imagine: you get into a car, drive into an ordinary elevator, descend 30 meters underground, and speed at 200 km/h, while thousands of cars are stuck in traffic above. This is not science fiction, but a reality of the next decade. Underground transportation is not just the metro. By 2026, humanity is actively building tunnels for passenger cars, trucks, and even pedestrians. Traffic jams in megacities force people to look for space below. We tell you how underground logistics will change our cities. From the metro to multimodal tunnels The metro is classic. But it solves only the problem of passenger transportation. Goods, personal cars, food delivery — all this is still on the surface. The first step into the future is the creation of "smart" tunnels where different types of transport travel at different times of the day. For example, in the morning — cars, in the afternoon — trucks, at night — autonomous taxis. Everything is managed by artificial intelligence. There is already an experimental section under the Thames in London for cargo drones on wheels. The Boring Company: Loop and radical cost reduction Elon Musk's company proposes to build tunnels of small diameter (3.6 meters) instead of metro-wide (6 meters). This drastically reduces costs. Loop, a network of tunnels, is already operating in Las Vegas, where Tesla electric cars transport passengers at a speed of 150 km/h. Currently with a driver, but autonomous driving is planned. Musk is also developing a system of bricks made from excavated material (sells them cheaply to cover the cost of boring). In 2026, Loop will be built in Miami, Los Angeles, and Austin. There are no similar projects in Russia, but Moscow authorities are looking into it. Hyperloop: the future of vacuum trains If Loop is just cars in tunnels, then Hyperloop is capsules flying almost frictionlessly. The air is pumped out, a magnetic cushion. Speed — 1000–1200 km/h. The first commercial Hyperloop route is planned in India (Mumb ... Read more