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What's the next step in Elon Musk's Hyperloop plan?
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Aug 13, 2013
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What's the next step in Elon Musk's Hyperloop plan?
On Monday we had some fun speculating about how billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's planned transportation system might work, but now we've heard from the man himself.
An image from the proposed Hyperloop California transit system.
An image from the proposed Hyperloop California transit system.
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On Monday we had some fun speculating about how billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's planned transportation system might work, but now we've heard from the man himself.

On Monday we had some fun speculating about how billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's planned transportation system might work, but now we've heard from the man himself.

RELATED: Update: Inventor Musk shares plans for high-speed 'Hyperloop' travel (PDF) 

Musk unveiled the alpha plan yesterday afternoon, saying that his Hyperloop could get you from L.A. to San Francisco in 30 minutes for one-tenth the cost of the proposed high speed rail route.

Bloomberg reporter Ashlee Vance spoke with Musk about his plans. He's writing a book on the founder of Tesla, SpaceX and Paypal and got the inside scoop on the Hyperloop.