Superfast Hyperloop within 10 Years?
In 2013, a preliminary design for the futuristic Hyperloop high speed train concept was made public. If it gets off the ground, it will shave hours off journey times, ease congestion and cut pollution levels. Now, a group of engineers from Boeing, NASA and SpaceX want to make it a reality and they say they can do it within 10 years. They were brought together by crowd collaboration platform JumpStartFund.
The Hyperloop transport system was envisioned by entrepreneur and business magnate Elon Musk and features a network of above-ground tubes that can send passengers from LA to San Francisco in 30 minutes at a speed of 800 miles per hour. This is approximately twice the cruising speed of some passenger planes.
The engineering team has united to form Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and in a 76-page report, explains how they will make Hyperloop happen, as well as highlighting some preliminary studies and concepts. HTT currently consists of more than 100 members who are all working for free in exchange for stock options in the company.
Coast to Coast Connections and Challenges
HTT has also expanded on Musk’s original concept and now envisages a Hyperloop network that connects many major US cities. With so many experts from all over the world working together, HTT believes it can solve technical problems faster and more effectively.
However, the challenges will not only be of a technical nature because there are potentially enormous barriers in other areas. For example, funding, land permissions, environmental concerns and political will. Nonetheless the team are optimistic about what can be achieved when people work together:
“We as a company believe that dedicated people organized into companies can still succeed in amazing, massive undertakings.”
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