California is struggling to set up the high-speed rail that was hoped for but thanks to the Hyperloop – a concept by Elon Musk – it could happen. The LA Times reported that funding issues mean there is going to be a three years delay plus issues faced when it comes to the mountains of Southern California. Despite this, the central valley leg could be finished by 2025.
Hyperloop will be working somewhere around the world as soon as 2020 according to Chairman of Hyperloop Technologies Shervin Pishevar. He told CNBC that speeds of 700 miles an hour are expected, and this will have a knock-on effect on the global economy.
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It is only three years since Musk’s white paper moving pods along closed pneumatic tubes at very high speeds. The test track being built in Nevada means there are hopes of speeds of 0-335 miles in a couple of seconds.
Hyperloop should be available first, but the less speedy bullet train has an advantage – the right to land that allows them to join in large areas. The project seems more suitable for public funding especially against high-speed rail, due to the amount of rules and regulations involved.
Musk has crowd funders interested in the competition to develop the pod, and as tests have taken place, some have been chosen for testing. Reddit are involved, and the SpaceX HQ has a one-mile testing track. Hyperloop has a place in the future of rail travel, especially about cargo. A bullet train may travel in California by 2025.