Transportation system of the future

Elon Musk has announced details of a new solar powered system that will allow people and vehicles to be transported from Los Angeles to San Francisco within 30 minutes.

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American businessman Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, says the hyperloop system transports people in aluminum cocoons, running inside the tubes, almost to the point of exhausting the air.

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The pipes are placed on columns spaced 46 to 92 meters apart, and inside the tube are cocoons, powered by electromagnetic energy, which can reach a top speed of 1,288km / h, according to Businessweek. Mr. Musk.

Musk says it will initially build a prototype to assess its performance, and estimates the entire project connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco cost $ 6 billion, much cheaper than the $ 68 billion projected. High speed trains of similar length.

However, Musk stopped at the prototype stage, and invited interested parties.

"In my opinion, Hyperloop (or any similar project) is the right solution for busy cities less than 1,500 miles apart," according to American businesspeople.