Elon Musk’s hyperloop test tunnel to open soon — with free rides
The Boring Co’s trial tunnel will have a top speed of almost 250km/h
Singapore — Elon Musk moved a step forward in his vision for the future of public transport, announcing that his Boring Co’s hyperloop test tunnel will open in less than two months. “The first tunnel is almost done,” Musk said on his official Twitter account. “Opens Dec 10.”
While the trial tunnel — which begins on the site of Musk’s SpaceX rocket company in Hawthorne, California — injects a dose of realism to his vision of a hyperfast underground system, key questions remain. It is unclear how Musk will achieve the top speeds of 1,220km/h he has touted for a hyperloop tunnel, and the mode of transport that will be used there. He said there would be free rides available too...
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