Hyperloop or hyperbole? Elon Musk says his supersonic transport plan is a go
New York — US entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Thursday he would received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual "hyperloop" system that would blast passenger pods down vacuum-sealed tubes from New York to Washington at near supersonic speeds. "Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins," the flamboyant CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted, using abbreviations for New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC. New York and Washington are separated by about 330km — currently an approximately three-hour journey by train or one hour and 15 minutes flying. The US Department of Transportation forwarded queries for comment to the White House, which offered a statement that neither confirmed nor outright dismissed the bombastic announcement. "We have had promising conversations to date, are committed to transformative infrastructure projects, and believe our greatest solutions have ofte...
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