Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk has finally revealed details on his Hyperloop transportation system in an interview with Bloomberg. An alternative to California's $70 billion plan to connect major cities with a rail system, the Hyperloop is an elevated transit system capable of reaching San Francisco from Los Angeles in only 30 minutes.
The Hyperloop pushes aluminum pods with passengers--or vehicles--through steel tubes at 800 miles per hour. According to Musk, a passenger-only system should cost around $6 billion, while a setup capable of ferrying vehicles would come in at around $10 billion. Moreover, the Hyperloop would be four times faster than California's high-speed rail, which Musk claims will actually cost the state closer to "$100 billion-plus" to construct.
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