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Hyperloop in 2023: Where Are They Now?
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Ok so this video convinced me hyperloops are a bad idea because vacuum is difficult to maintain
well then what’s a good idea that can go faster than airplanes? What am I supposed to be excited about instead? I love trains and the hyper loop sounded like a really fast train, which is cool.
Wasn't the hyperloop just a vacuum tube for cars? As in, it would have the same density issues that cars do, it's just faster.
The better option is ultra high speed trains, like the bullet train in Japan.
It's just a propulsion/transportation system, so the size of each car is not defined. Like a bus and a personal car use the same system...
Maybe you think about his boring tunnels which are just normal tunnels for normal cars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center_Loop
For hyperloop only prototypes were built, not for real usage. Considering the price of maintenance and construction of the vacuum tunnels, bigger cars will be used in normal operation. It's also a separate system from any other current transport method, so there is no benefit of smaller cars, maybe something like a RORO system https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off
Ok. I thought the original proposal was a pneumatic tunnel system connecting major cities (e.g. LA & SF) catering to individual passenger vehicles. So essentially a RORO, but smaller scale for transporting passenger cars.
The LV system always seemed like a demo of the concept, but without the pneumatic system.