Thursday 12 February 2015

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop takes a step closer to reality

HTT's rendering of the proposed Hyperloop in action


It seemed like a pipe dream when floated in 2013 by Tesla and SpaceX founder/CEO Elon Musk, but the Hyperloop concept is making tangible progress, though it is still a long way off taking passengers. A startup company called Hyperloop Technologies has been established, with US$8.5 million raised and another $80 million in funds projected for later this year. Meanwhile, another startup called Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), formed in 2013, has crowdfunded and crowdsourced its way to a team of 170 mostly part-time engineers and designers. .. Continue Reading Elon Musk’s Hyperloop takes a step closer to reality



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