Dubai is under the watchful eye of Elon Musk, who wants to implement a road system that has been a success in Las Vegas. The project is called Dubai Loop, which has gained significant acceptance among the city’s residents, excited to finally solve the traffic problem in the busiest enclaves of the United Arab Emirates.
The American tycoon reached an agreement with the UAE’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Omar Al Olama, who confirmed this ambitious program during the World Government Summit. Musk’s company, Boring Company, will be responsible for conducting the relevant negotiations to start this project as soon as possible.
What Dubai Loop will look like
Boring Company will begin the relevant studies in the area to move forward with this ambitious plan to create tunnels for cars to travel through. This project has its precedent in Las Vegas, where Tesla vehicles (owned by Elon Musk) can move through these underground roads, thus avoiding major traffic congestion.
Musk’s aspirations and those of his entire team of companies are that, in a matter of minutes, residents will be able to move seamlessly from one side to the other of this enclave, which, due to its large population, has become a major hassle for all residents. AI Minister Al Olama was the first enthusiast to confirm that this plan will be a true success. The most densely populated areas of Dubai so that people can travel from one point to another easily,” he said during the World Government Summit.
Where this new road system will be installed in Dubai
This project, signed under the supervision of the Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan, is currently in its analysis phase, and no further details about its implementation have been released. Initially, it is said to include a 17-kilometer system with 11 stations that could transport 20,000 passengers per hour. In Las Vegas, this project took over two years and allows 70 driverless cars to pass through.
In this city, this plan aims to encompass the entire community and establish connections between the airport, hotels, casinos, and over 100 stations. For Elon Musk, these underground roads are safer than flying taxis because they are protected from weather conditions. However, their primary goal is to reduce traffic and therefore address one of the main issues of large cities.
More plans from Elon Musk for Dubai
Elon Musk’s interest in Dubai is not new, and at the start of 2025, more of the entrepreneur’s projects were announced in the region. One of them is the establishment of the Musk Institute, a space dedicated to attracting new talent with the goal of bringing together the most renowned professionals. This space will feature research labs and provide housing for students and researchers to develop their most ambitious projects.
Thus, Musk’s ambitions align with Dubai’s and the rest of the country’s intentions to become a hub for the most sophisticated research. To achieve this vision, Elon Musk will invest over $1 billion, which will be allocated to making the institute one of the only centers of its kind in the world.
