“The Hyperloop Would Be ‘A Cross Between A Concorde, A Rail Gun, And An Air Hockey Table'”

There’s going to be an announcement of some sort in June regarding Elon Musk’s Hyperloop high-speed transportation system, my favorite thing which is not yet a thing. From the Verge:

“Following his announcement of Tesla’s dramatic Supercharger station expansion, CEO Elon Musk touched on another pet project: Hyperloop. The rapid transit system would connect downtown Los Angeles with San Francisco, 380 miles away. Musk told the crowd that more details for the project would be available on June 20th.

Musk denigrated California’s current high speed rail plans, pointing out that the bullet train currently under consideration will be both the slowest in the world and most expensive per mile — ‘not the superlatives you’re looking for.’ In contrast, the Hyperloop would be ‘a cross between a Concorde, a rail gun, and an air hockey table.’ Musk joked, ‘even if I’m wrong about the economic assumptions, it would be a really fun ride.'”

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