#hyperloop

[probablyasocialecologist]

Musk never had any intention of building the Hyperloop. He only needed it to help kill or substantially delay the high-speed rail project and the alternate vision of sustainable collective transportation it offered. It threatened his interests as an automaker and his elite vision of “individualized” mobility that simply worked better for him.

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In the time since California started talking about high-speed rail and Elon Musk interjected with his fantasy to help sidetrack it, China moved ahead and built a network consisting of 42,000 kilometres (26,000 miles) of track. Europe is continuing to expand its own network, and Japan is building a maglev line that will run at speeds of over 500 km/h (310 mph). The first segment from Tokyo to Nagoya could open by 2027. Not to be outdone, China is working on a maglev of its own to beat its Japanese rivals. While the Hyperloop deception spread far and wide, nowhere was it stronger than in the United States. As countries around the world moved forward with real transport improvements, North Americans were distracted by the fantasies of clueless, but self-confident tech moguls. They left people trapped in their cars and denied better options to get around that people in many other parts of the world — even those that are quite a bit poorer — take for granted. Now all they can do is shovel money at automakers to try to power cars with batteries instead of internal combustion engines. They have no vision for a better, less car dependent alternative.

[ralfmaximus]

Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation company building tube-encased lines to zip passengers and freight from city to city at airplane-like speeds, is shutting down, according to people familiar with the situation.

Once a high-profile startup, Hyperloop One raised more than $450 million since its founding in 2014, according to PitchBook. It built a small test track near Las Vegas to develop its transportation technology, and for a time took the name Virgin Hyperloop One after Richard Branson’s Virgin invested. Virgin removed its branding after the startup decided last year to focus on cargo rather than people.

Buried halfway through: it's another failed Elon Musk venture.

Not mentioned at all: the only reason Musk proposed Hyperloop was to thwart California's high-speed rail initiative and sell more cars. You see, his alternative technology of shooting supersonic capsules through evacuated vacuum tubes would be so much better than stinky old trains.

The only problem?

None of the technology exists. All the prototypes sucked. Even after ten years and a half billion dollars.

One "prototype" is literally a one-lane concrete tunnel allowing a single Tesla automobile to travel at astonishing speeds up to 107 MPH. Technically you can drive faster than that on most american highways.

Also that's 50-100 MPH slower than the high speed rail California wanted to implement a decade ago.

And now the whole venture is quietly going away.

Unpaywalled version here.

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

[airandangels]

Colossal waste of time and money, produced and accomplished nothing, other than diverting interest and investment from other forms of mass transit so the creep could sell more expensive electric cars (probably his real angle all along).

The hyperloop idea is likely the reason why Musk’s name was mentioned in an early episode of Star Trek Discovery as an example of a historical pioneer of technology. That aged like milk.

[pradaldi]

Look who's there, my new sticker design ! Obviously a good pair with my "Train Good" sticker.

For sale on my shop !

[boschintegral-photo]

Hyperloop (Prototype Vacuum Train) Spoorwegmuseum (Railway Museum) Utrecht, Netherlands

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Spacex.... BIG GOALS!!!

🚀 🔥🍌

[del3141]

hey so how's the future of transportation going

[taiwantalk]

I think Taiwan should build underground tsmc chip factories in western ukraine. and just also build hyperloop or regular giant tunnels between ukraine and Poland.

ukraine is technologically savvy and could produce quality chips for Europe

And then tsmc can set up corporate offices in Poland.

[commonsensecommentary]

Why am I thinking of the classic episode of The Simpson’s with the Springfield monorail project? I don’t know whether to be pleased or appalled that the super-wealthy are so super-stupid as to fall for this obvious super-scam.

[2t2r]

Le futur imaginé au 19eme siècle dans "Le Vingtième Siècle. La vie électrique"

Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/le-futur-imagine-au-19eme-siecle-dans-le-vingtieme-siecle-la-vie-electrique/

Le futur imaginé au 19eme siècle dans "Le Vingtième Siècle. La vie électrique"

[justprettygay]

“Hyperloop” and “Metaverse” sound really cool if you don’t know what either of those words mean.

[aajvani]

IIT मद्रास हाइपरलूप ट्यूब: दुनिया का सबसे तेज़ ट्रांसपोर्ट सिस्टम?

भारत में हाइपरलूप: IIT मद्रास कैसे बना रहा है दुनिया की सबसे लंबी ट्यूब? हाइपरलूप: भारत तकनीकी नवाचार के क्षेत्र में लगातार नई ऊंचाइयों को छू रहा है। अब, इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ टेक्नोलॉजी मद्रास (IIT Madras) एक ऐसा प्रोजेक्ट विकसित कर रहा है, जो दुनिया को भविष्य की परिवहन प्रणाली से जोड़ सकता है—Hyperloop। यह तकनीक परिवहन के पारंपरिक तरीकों की तुलना में कई गुना तेज और कुशल है। इस प्रोजेक्ट का सबसे…

[bdprimetv]

হাইপারলুপ: ভবিষ্যতের দ্রুততম ট্রান্সপোর্ট 🚄 Hyperloop: The Fastest Trans...

🚄 হাইপারলুপ: ভবিষ্যতের দ্রুততম ট্রান্সপোর্ট! Hyperloop: The Fastest Transport of the Future

🚄 হাইপারলুপ: মাত্র ১০ মিনিটে ১০০০ কিমি! বাস্তবতা নাকি কল্পনা? 🚀 হাইপারলুপ হল ভবিষ্যতের দ্রুততম পরিবহন প্রযুক্তি! এলন মাস্কের এই বিস্ময়কর আইডিয়া বাস্তবে রূপ নিতে চলেছে। মাত্র কয়েক ম��নিটে হাজার কিলোমিটার পাড়ি দেওয়া কি সম্ভব? কীভাবে কাজ করে এই ম্যাগনেটিক লেভিটেশন প্রযুক্তি? আসলেই কি এটি বিমানের বিকল্প হতে পারে?

এই ভিডিওতে আমরা জানবো: ✅ হাইপারলুপ কী এবং এটি কিভাবে কাজ করে? ✅ এটি আমাদের জীবন ও ট্রান্সপোর্ট সিস্টেমে কী পরিবর্তন আনবে? ✅ এর সুবিধা, চ্যালেঞ্জ এবং বাস্তবায়নের সম্ভাবনা কতটুকু? ✅ কোন দেশগুলো এটি বাস্তবায়ন করতে কাজ করছে?

🎬 আপনার মতামত কমেন্টে জানান! আপনি কি হাইপারলুপে চড়তে চান? 🔔 সাবস্ক্রাইব করুন আমাদের চ্যানেলে নতুন নতুন টেকনোলজি ভিডিও পেতে!

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[manmishra]

India’s Hyperloop Revolution: Pioneering the Future of Transportation

India is revolutionizing transportation by constructing the world’s longest hyperloop test track, aiming to reach speeds of 1,100 km/h. This futuristic technology promises ultra-fast travel, global collaborations, and a sustainable alternative to conventional transit. Explore India's role in shaping the future of high-speed travel.

India is taking a monumental leap in transportation technology by constructing the world’s longest hyperloop test track. This ambitious initiative is set to revolutionize mass transit, positioning India at the forefront of next-generation travel solutions. With plans to extend the test track from an initial 422 meters to nearly 50 kilometers, the country is demonstrating its commitment to…

[pyrovation]

Speaking as someone with limited engineering and economic experience regarding construction, this is so cool! All I can think about with this post is the advancements that could be applied or made for this project.

Ignoring the obvious complication of making this a multi-national train system, this could save people so much money, with the added potential of reducing pollution from planes, shown above with the common flight paths.

As stated above, I don't know enough about the technology that would be needed for something like this, and who has access to what (are the Japanese bullet trains patented in a way that would make them inaccessible in America/Canada? Plus, the differences in political systems make the trains possible in Japan but not in America) (Elon Musk's Hyperloop seems like our equivalent, but from the brief research I did it either wasn't possible due to tech limitations or financial limitations) Bullet trains seem like the obvious solution, for quicker travel times and making it more attractive for people who use planes as their "leave for work, be home in time for dinner and a movie with the family" situation.

I also like the incorporation of local trains in combination with the fast track, making it more appealing for those who would have to live with construction for the years or even decades it could take to build, not to mention the possible displacement that could happen to accommodate this in the areas it would go in.

This seems like an older post and I haven't gone far into the comments and added commentary of the reblogs, so I would be interested to so what others have touched on or come up with. If I said anything ignorant, please correct me, because I think this is super cool, and could 100% rabbit-hole this!

the extent that i would be at emo night at sneaky dees every single weekend is crazy. you would think i was canadian.