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Hyperloop is coming 'within a decade,' says CEO

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Of course, there's still plenty of work to do. On Friday, the brains behind bringing Hyperloop to reality released a 68-page white paper outlining progress on the land travel system, which transports people in pods that move as fast as 800 mph. Since then, it's not so much in Musk's hands as it is Dirk Ahlborn's. He's the CEO and cofounder of JumpStartFund, the startup overseeing Hyperloop with Musk's approval.

The paper includes new renderings, showing pods (pictured above) with a improved geometry and design. The front end is circular for better aerodynamics. And people now sit in capsules that are then loaded into outer shells. There will be tickets for the rich and the poor, too, of course, with freight, economy and business classes.

Hyperloop is coming 'within a decade,' says CEO
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this is so cool. i think the time estimate is about as far off as you can get, but man, is it a great idea.
 
Helix said:
this is so cool. i think the time estimate is about as far off as you can get, but man, is it a great idea.
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Why yes, there are many places I would want to go to that I would be willing to climb into a plastic cannonball and be hurled at 800 miles per hour. Unfortunately for me it seems like there will be no line coming through our area so I won't be able to make use of this service. My rights are being violated.
 
Declan said:
Why yes, there are many places I would want to go to that I would be willing to climb into a plastic cannonball and be hurled at 800 miles per hour. Unfortunately for me it seems like there will be no line coming through our area so I won't be able to make use of this service. My rights are being violated.
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beats the **** out of getting yanked up 35k feet on something that could fall.
 
Declan said:
Why yes, there are many places I would want to go to that I would be willing to climb into a plastic cannonball and be hurled at 800 miles per hour. Unfortunately for me it seems like there will be no line coming through our area so I won't be able to make use of this service. My rights are being violated.
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I think the travel would be half of the adventure at that point!
 
tacomancer said:
I think the travel would be half of the adventure at that point!
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I like scenery. Not going to be much you can look at trucking along at the speed of sound.
 
Declan said:
I like scenery. Not going to be much you can look at trucking along at the speed of sound.
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Does it come with a stereo?
 
I'm not so much interested in long distance travel as short distance. I live 45 minutes (driving time) from a major city and would absolutely love to be able to jump into a 5 minute pipe to get there and back every day. It would also make public transportation strategies more appealing as you'd ditch your car and demand better in city travel capabilities.

This could create a pretty awesome future arrangement as you could pipe in and out far away between work, home, and shopping with less time considerations. Homes and shopping centers could be constructed in much more remote (cheap) areas with pipe access.
 
No it isn't.
 
Helix said:
this is so cool. i think the time estimate is about as far off as you can get, but man, is it a great idea.
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Cool. I guess it would be cheaper than planes are in the long run.
 
Fearandloathing said:
I am not sure I want to ride on a single pillar raised elevated system along the west coast, especially in the Bay area.
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In a vacuum tube several hundred miles long.
 
Fearandloathing said:
I am not sure I want to ride on a single pillar raised elevated system along the west coast, especially in the Bay area.
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maybe, but i know for sure that i don't want to be in an aluminum tube 35k feet in the air. i have trouble climbing a ladder on the side of my garage to replace a light. they're going to have to sedate me the next time i fly. and i mean that for real, not just to be funny.
 
Deuce said:
In a vacuum tube several hundred miles long.
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What difference does that make?

They are single pillars in an earthquake zone!

We have similar elevated steel track induction motor trains here. They now have to be upgraded to new earthquake standards and there is some serious concern, they topple and major arteries get plugged preventing first responders from getting to life and death situations, a lesson learned in the SF earthquake.

But then, I gather you live nowhere near a place that gets five to ten tremors are year.
 
Fearandloathing said:
What difference does that make?

They are single pillars in an earthquake zone!

We have similar elevated steel track induction motor trains here. They now have to be upgraded to new earthquake standards and there is some serious concern, they topple and major arteries get plugged preventing first responders from getting to life and death situations, a lesson learned in the SF earthquake.

But then, I gather you live nowhere near a place that gets five to ten tremors are year.
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The long vacuum tube means that damage essentially anywhere on the line causes a complete shutdown.
 
Deuce said:
The long vacuum tube means that damage essentially anywhere on the line causes a complete shutdown.
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Damage? You mean a leak? Uh, no. A leak means the vacuum pumps have to work harder to maintain the pressure differential. It creates inefficiency, not a shutdown.

This point was specifically addressed in Elon's paper way back when...
 
the_recruit said:
Damage? You mean a leak? Uh, no. A leak means the vacuum pumps have to work harder to maintain the pressure differential. It creates inefficiency, not a shutdown.

This point was specifically addressed in Elon's paper way back when...
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Earthquakes presumably could create more than a leak.
 
Deuce said:
Earthquakes presumably could create more than a leak.
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I'm not seeing your point. In the event of severe damage from a serious earthquake, yes, the hyperloop might shut down. Just like many other things can be shut down - roads, airports, buildings, tunnels - due to damage from an earthquake. It's not a problem that's unique to the hyperloop - earthquakes **** up lots of things. :shrug:
 
Sounds cool but I think most of passengers will be vomiting.
 
I've been thinking autonomous electric semis for the future of freight but the hypedloop is far superior. That is the infrastructure we should be manhatten project type fast tracking.
 
How long does it take to stop this train if trouble/damage with the rail is detected?
 
Verax said:
I'm not so much interested in long distance travel as short distance. I live 45 minutes (driving time) from a major city and would absolutely love to be able to jump into a 5 minute pipe to get there and back every day. It would also make public transportation strategies more appealing as you'd ditch your car and demand better in city travel capabilities.

This could create a pretty awesome future arrangement as you could pipe in and out far away between work, home, and shopping with less time considerations. Homes and shopping centers could be constructed in much more remote (cheap) areas with pipe access.
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You would probably wait in line for 1 hour for that 5 minute ride. lol
 
laska said:
I've been thinking autonomous electric semis for the future of freight but the hypedloop is far superior. That is the infrastructure we should be manhatten project type fast tracking.
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Not sure about human transport but it would revolutionize cargo transport.
 
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