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The Hyperloop, detailed by the SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk in a 57-page alpha white paper in August 2013, is a transportation network of above-ground tubes that could span hundreds of miles. With extremely low air pressure inside those tubes, capsules filled with people would zip through them at near supersonic speeds. Musk published the paper encouraging anyone interested to pursue the idea, since he's kinda a busy guy.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced today that it has signed agreements to work with Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum and global engineering design firm Aecom. The two companies will lend their expertise in exchange for stock options in the company, joining the army of engineers from the likes of Boeing and SpaceX already lending their time to the effort.
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The startup plans to start construction on a full-scale, passenger-ready Hyperloop in 2016. The prototype will run 5 miles through Quay Valley, a planned community rising from nothing along Interstate 5, midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Ahlborn says he's got several potential investors.
The hyperloop would certainly redefine the concept of commuting.
Related: SpaceX will hold a Hyperloop Pod Competition in 2016.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2015, @11:22PM
I have word from a good source whose identity I will not disclose that Musk is lobbying the CA governor pretty hard to try to make something happen on the hyperloop.
(Score: 2) by SubiculumHammer on Thursday August 20 2015, @11:27PM
Well the article kind of makes that obvious. Should have had your *source* tell you it 4 months ago, or something.