Tuesday, October 13, 2015

The Hyperloop is not that far away

One of the most exciting innovations in transportation has to be the Hyperloop train. After studies and experiments done by SpaceX, it has been proven that the Hyperloop could be one of the greatest thing to happen to transportation. A train in an airless tube moving at 800 mph, which is faster than an air plane, will be able to transport people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 30 min. 
Private firms, Universities and other professionals are currently competing for the best hyperloop design. This technology is expected to begin track testing sometime next year. United Arab Emirates is planning on having this technology running by 2020 between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The journey between these two cities will drop from 2 hours to just 15 minutes! 
This could be the next big thing as it is the safest, fastest and cleanest form of the transportation of all time. The probability of having an accident is zero percent. Only natural disasters could cause any crashes. Having most if not all the major cities in the United States connected in this network, could help the entire transportation industry. Air pollution, crashes and delay will be reduced to very low levels. I guess we will just wait and see. 

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  1. BridgetOctober 15, 2015 at 10:34 PM

    Great article! I first heard about his project a few years ago and remember getting excited at the possibility that I would be able to travel from Los Angeles (where I'm from) to San Francisco (one of my favorite cities in the US) in such a short time! Hopefully this comes to fruition within my lifetime (and hopefully I'll be able to afford such a trip!) If so, I'd be going to and from these cities every weekend or so, given that the commute isn't only for the rich...

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  2. AnonymousDecember 2, 2015 at 10:08 PM

    Two hours to 15 minutes! WOW! I saw Tesla OWNER Elon Musk talking about these a few years back, I think he is also a person behind SpaceX so that makes sense. The hyper-loop is seriously cool and opens a world of possibilities in the transportation industry. I wonder what kind of energy this technology uses and the infrastructures involved. I dont agree with the probability of an accident being zero, because if you talk to Proff. Haldar that is IMPOSSIBLE. A network of these connecting the US or other regions would connect people who live far away like never before. I know that there has ben proposed rail systems between phoenix and Tucson, but I don't think anything has ever come to be. I do hope to see this technology in the near future, although I do worry that the scale of these are too small for mass transit and would defiantly be expensive.

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