According to the news release on CNBC, the hyperloop works by "transporting a number of passengers in capsules that would be propelled by magnets up to a speed of 750 miles per hour." Basically, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has filed for the first building permit for an eight mile long test track that will be completed within two years at the cost of about $100 million. Elon probably carries that around in his wallet.
I love that so many of the things that I saw in early science fiction films is becoming a reality. Those tablets that people typed on in Star Trek: the Next Generation got realized with the iPad. The smartphone is basically better than any communicator we've seen in James Bond films. And now the Logan's Run hyperloops that we saw ferrying people back and forth to domed cities is totally coming true. When will we be getting androids that look like humans via Blade Runner? I'm sure it's in the works.
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I'll believe it when I see it.
ReplyDeleteIt sort of looks like a ride at an amusement park. I think in the future we are going to see more mass transportation, but it would have to be done gradually because too many jobs depend on the auto industry.
ReplyDeleteHave you see the latest androids in Japan? They have a hotel in the works that will have no human service personnel.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. Since I don't drive it would be a nice way to get around. But I am curious as to the price tag traveling hyperloop will have once it's completed, tested and approved.
ReplyDeleteWe seem to be good at creating all of these gadgets, but are we really making our lives better? I wonder.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely an Elon Musk fan. I want a Tesla, and I want very few things.
ReplyDeleteWe live in the future...
ReplyDeleteI hope it works--and yes it really does seem straight out of Star Trek. Yet if this tech is ready in two years, I'll be stunned; at the same time I hope it is very green and replaces a whole lotta polluting planes and cars.
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