If this works, it would be amazing. I know they keep using the examples of trips out on the west coast, but what about across the Midwest? Instead of just being flyover states, we could be shuttle across states too. Just think of those marketing opportunities.

Seriously though. Can you imagine living in Des Moines and commuting back and forth to Chicago for work every day? In about double the time you commute now just to get downtown? Fantastic!

These guys at Tested really lay this out in understandable terms.

New York to Los Angeles in 45 minutes? Hold on there, tiger. Elon Musk’s seemingly radical plan for the Hyperloop, which would blast people across the entirety of the United States in under an hour, is out. Sort of…continue reading