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@throws_lemy Hyperloop is a solution for a non existing problem. There are already fast landline based systems. You can go really fast on rails (see Japan) or you can use a maglev.

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Incorrect, the hyperloop always had precisely one purpose, for which it likely was pretty successful: https://jalopnik.com/did-musk-propose-hyperloop-to-stop-california-high-spee-1849402460

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It was a solution to derail (pun intended) those existing type of systems from being built so people will be forced to continue to buy/use cars so in a way it did what Musk intended it to do.

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I don’t think the problem to be solved was “how to go fast”. It was more like “how to create travel corridors with minimal impact to private property”

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