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Tracking Hyperloop, Elon Musk's high-speed pipe dream
PayPal and Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk has revealed his plans for an alpha version of his much-anticipated Hyperloop. Essentially, it's a transportation system that would move passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than 30 minutes. Musk's system works on the same basic principle as an air hockey table, transporting passengers at supersonic speeds with extremely low friction. At the moment it's a costly concept at around $6 billion for a passenger-only model, but follow along to see if this work of science fiction will ever turn into reality.
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October 3, 2018
HyperloopTT unveils its first passenger capsule
‘Passenger ready’ by 2019, claims the company
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October 12, 2017
Hyperloop One rebrands as ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’ after investment by Richard Branson
It just rolls off the tongue
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August 2, 2017
The hyperloop just had its fastest test yet, nearly hitting 200 mph
Big milestone for LA-based Hyperloop One
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November 18, 2016
Hyperloop One settles nasty lawsuit with co-founder
Resolved for an undisclosed amount
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November 8, 2016
This is what it’d be like to ride in the Hyperloop
Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes
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October 13, 2016
Uber’s former financial wizard is joining Hyperloop One
From ride-sharing to pod-sharing
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September 6, 2016
Hyperloop track construction in California is delayed
The Quay Valley project has hit some snags
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July 28, 2016
Hyperloop One has begun producing parts for a full-scale prototype
Hyperloop One wants to focus on the factory, not the lawsuit
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July 28, 2016
The Hyperloop is bringing some of its futuristic tech to Europe’s biggest railway
But not in the way you think
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June 21, 2016
The Hyperloop may be heading to Moscow, thanks to a mysterious Russian billionaire
Oil tycoon likes ultimate fighting and (apparently) tube-based travel
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June 18, 2016
Here are the Hyperloop pods competing in Elon Musk's big race later this year
Put that in your pipe and smoke it
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May 24, 2016
Take a look inside this Hyperloop pod to allay your claustrophobia
Augmented windows, motion capture technology... plush leather interior?
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May 11, 2016
Watch the Hyperloop's first public test, but don't blink or you'll miss it
You blinked, didn't you?
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May 10, 2016
The Hyperloop is about to have its first public test, and the stakes couldn't be higher
LA-based Hyperloop Technologies is now... Hyperloop One
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May 9, 2016
Hyperloop Transportation says it will use a ‘cheaper, safer’ form of magnetic levitation
The Hyperloop arms race is real
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April 16, 2016
Elon Musk's Hyperloop is now an 8-bit video game and damn, it's hard
Courtesy of Reddit's pod design team
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March 10, 2016
These central European countries may be the next to get a Hyperloop
Slovakia says it struck a deal with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies