Will There Ever be a Hyperloop?

Hyperloop technology is one of the most novel innovations in surface transportation. The concept is similar to the message tubes used in hospitals and large office buildings, with passenger or cargo pods operating at jetliner speeds inside evacuated tunnels. Hyperloop promises low emissions and downtown to downtown transportation between cities, but is it practical? After much hype, Richard Branson’s Virgin enterprise is divesting itself of hyperloop investment, and Elon Musk’s prototype tunnel in California has been dismantled. Is there a future for this technology? Jim Anderton comments.

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