This is no longer science fiction. The US-South African visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk announced Monday its revolutionary concept, Hyperloop. The billionaire founder of electric carmaker Tesla Motors and private space exploration company SpaceX, published a 57-page document describing the project. The Hyperloop could connect Los Angeles and San Francisco thirty-five minutes against nearly one and a half hour flight now. This transport system should be able to reach a speed of 1220 km / h. During a conference call on Monday, Elon Musk spoke of “a new form of transportation, different from traditional train that would carry passengers and goods in its capsules in a tube mounted on towers “. “It is designed to be super light, while trains are incredibly heavy,” he added. The feeling on board is similar to that of an airplane. “That would be sweet, like flying on the air.” Thoughtful enough to leave … The technology was developed by teams Tesla and SpaceX. “The Hyperloop is a low pressurization tube in which capsules are carried low and high speed, based on pressurized air cushions” , describes the document. The capsules are propelled by a magnetic field generated by a version of the electric motor used in the electric car Tesla SClick here powered by solar energy. co-founder of PayPal, as opposed to high-speed train between Los Angeles and San Francisco – the construction of the first section has been approved by the authorities – believes his project is much more economical. It estimates the cost of the link between the two cities to 6 billion (against 70-100000000000 for the train) and anticipates the retail price of a $ 20 one-way. The Hyperloop would actually be economically viable for any less than 1 500 km link. Another advantage but not least, this system would be less vulnerable to earthquakes and less prone to accidents than the train or plane, “because it can not crush or derail.” However, Elon Musk has repeatedly stated that he did not intend to develop the project itself. “I feel like I shot myself in the foot by talking about the Hyperloop, because I’m too stressed. [...] I need to just focus on Tesla and SpaceX, and c ‘ is more than enough, “he declared in early August. But the contractor could reconsider its decision, at least in part. “I tried to create at least one demonstrator,” he acknowledged Monday. “I’m not trying to make tons of money with it, but I’d like (the project) a reality and I think it would help if I was a model.” Elon Musk called anyone interested in him of all his good ideas. One way $ 20
The Hyperloop, transportation of the future, could become reality
