Entrepreneur and technology guru Elon Musk has outlined audacious plans for a new form of transport that could revolutionise travel between large cities. The solar-powered 'Hyperloop' would transport passengers in pods through low-pressure elevated tubes at close to the speed of sound. Musk believes that this could cut down the 380-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles to as little as half an hour, compared with two and a half hours by the planned high-speed rail link. He also claims that it could be built for only $6bn.
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