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Tesla’s Ultra-Speed Hyperloop Transportation System Will Change Transportation As We Know It
by Jeff Roberts
Collective Evolution
Elon Musk is at it again. Next year the construction of an innovative, ultra-speed transportation system called Hyperloop will commence in central California. It is the world’s first supersonic overland transport system, with the ability to reach speeds up to 800 mph.
Like most other Musk-inspired creations, the Hyperloop concept seems like something straight out of the future.
“We feel now that we’re at a stage where questions are answered on a theoretical level so now we’re moving on to prototyping,” Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), told IBTimes UK.
To begin, the first 5-mile stretch Hyperloop system will begin construction in 2016 in a brand-new sustainable community called Quay Valley, located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
“This five-mile stretch will allow us to completely test the technology, from the boarding process to the safety procedures – really everything except top speed,” Ahlborn said.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2015/03/teslas-ultra-speed-hyperloop.html
