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Jumps in Hyperloop development announced this week
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May 9, 2016
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Jumps in Hyperloop development announced this week
People could travel between L.A. and San Francisco in a half-hour. And news comes from two L.A.-based start-ups working to bring this technology into reality.
The alpha design for the hyperloop will be released Aug. 12. What might this 'fifth mode of transportation' look like, and how would it work?
The alpha design for the hyperloop will be released Aug. 12. What might this 'fifth mode of transportation' look like, and how would it work?
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People could travel between L.A. and San Francisco in a half-hour. And news comes from two L.A.-based start-ups working to bring this technology into reality.

Driving from L.A. to San Francisco is a slog, clocking in over five hours on the 5 on a good day.

But Hyperloop, the project funded by Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk, would slice that time to around a half-hour using tubes.

This week, big news comes from two L.A.-based start-ups working to bring this technology into reality.

Alex Davies, a tech transportation reporter for Wired Magazine, joins Take Two with more.