A number of different providers have tried and failed to develop hyperloop technology over the years. The futuristic concept – made popular by Elon Musk – is a train-like transport system where ...
When Elon Musk first proposed the hyperloop as a transportation alternative, he projected sealed tubes would hurl a pod between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 35 minutes. At the time, Musk’s vision ...
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How Elon Musk’s sci-fi hyperloop failed

We have no idea what we’re doing,” declared Elon Musk, standing beside a yawning “test trench” in Southern California in 2017. A crowd of engineering students and tech reporters hooted and hollered, ...
At a time when airlines and railroads were competing head-to-head for the first time, a man named George Bennie strived to ...