Elon Musk’s Hyperloop: 5 Things You Should Know. Elon Musk, he of Tesla and SpaceX fame, is looking to shake up the transportation industry with an idea called the Hyperloop.
Businessweek has some details concerning how the Hyperloop would work, and Musk himself has released a 57-page PDF alongside an accompanying blog post, but here are the basics. It Would Go From L.A. to San Francisco in About 35 Minutes, With No Need for Train- or Plane-like Schedules. Hyperloop. Artist's impression of a Hyperloop capsule: Air compressor on the front, passenger compartment in the middle, battery compartment at the back and air bearing skis at the bottom.
A 3D sketch of the Hyperloop infrastructure. Note that the steel tubes are rendered transparent in this image. The Hyperloop is a conceptual high-speed transportation system envisioned by entrepreneur Elon Musk,[1][2] incorporating reduced-pressure tubes in which pressurized capsules ride on a cushion of air, driven by a combination of linear induction motors and air compressors.[3] Terrafugia - Transition®, the Roadable Light Sport Aircraft : Home.