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a train that quit gravity's friction tax by fleeing into a vacuum tube.
means a proposed transport system that shoots pods through low-pressure tubes at near-airline speeds using magnetic levitation.
from elon musk sketched it in a 2013 white paper as a jab at california's high-speed rail project, betting he could out-cheap and out-fast the state.
top speed claim760 mph, roughly the speed of sound
actual test speedvirgin hyperloop hit just 240 mph
open source stuntmusk released the concept free, no patents
2023 reality checkvirgin hyperloop pivoted to cargo, then shut down
for instance
virgin hyperloop devloop — nevada test track, first human ride in 2020
hyperloop one dubai plan — proposed dubai to abu dhabi route, still unbuilt
tum hyperloop team — munich students set 290 mph pod record in 2019