The rail system would work in a tube with extremely low air pressure, which would theoretically reduce drag and enable higher speeds at up to 800 miles per hour with lower power consumption. That full vision is still a long way from reality, though. The company's first venture is scheduled...
The previously unearthed ties between The Boring Co. and Super Excavators reveal fresh insight into how Musk has become serious about tunnel technology. In July, he teased that he had received "verbal" government approval to build a "hyperloop" rail system to zip passengers in magnetically l...
Musk first became focused on the Hyperloop when hearing details of California's high-speed rail system, which is slated to start this year yet could cost as much as $100 billion. On Tesla's conference call discussion second-quarter earnings, Musk said that he had put himself into a cor...
Musk's tweet has been widely shared and gained over 1,300 comments so far, many of which echoing his view. @EcoCrypto1 replied: "Absolutely amazing the teamwork that is put into this!", and @brandonholma said: "I work for a light rail system in San Diego and we've been building 1...
Musk sees the system as a cheaper, faster alternative to California's proposed $70 billion high-speed rail system, estimating that a Hyperloop line could be built from Los Angeles to San Francisco for $6 billion or so. (A trip between the two cities would take just 30 minutes, Musk said...
8 (Xinhua) -- Billionaire tech giant Elon Musk's Hyperloop, a method of high speed travel currently in the development phase, was suggested by a parliamentary committee on Wednesday to be a viable alternative to high-speed rail in Australia. The Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and ...
In a statement, Musk said that his disappointment in the plans for California's high-speed rail inspired him to work on a better plan. Musk said on Twitter Monday that he pulled an "all nighter" working on designs for what he has called a "fifth mode of transportation." ...
Besides being the head of SpaceX and Tesla, Musk is the chairman of SolarCity, a solar panel installer recently bought by Tesla. Musk has also promoted research into an ultra-fast "Hyperloop" rail transport system that would transport people at near supersonic speeds. ...
Musk’s jokingly-named The Boring Company is touting an ultra-fast “Hyperloop” rail transport system that would transport people at near supersonic speeds. And he has said he wants to make humans an “interplanetary species” by establishing a colony of people living on Mars. ...
Hyperloop, the transportation brainchild of Tesla boss Elon Musk, which plans to take you from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 30 minutes, could be be free to use.