{"id":3132,"date":"2013-07-24T19:26:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T19:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/elon-musks-dream-ny-to-la-in-45-minutes\/"},"modified":"2013-07-24T19:26:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T19:26:55","slug":"elon-musks-dream-ny-to-la-in-45-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/elon-musks-dream-ny-to-la-in-45-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s dream: NY to LA in 45 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cnn_strycntntlft\">\n<!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n.cnn_html_slideshow_metadata > .cnn_html_media_utility::before{color:red;content:'>>';font-size:9px;line-height:12px;padding-right:1px}\n.cnnstrylccimg640{margin:0 27px 14px 0}\n.captionText{filter:alpha(opacity=100);opacity:1}\n.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:visited,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:link,.captionText a,.captionText a:visited,.captiontext a:link{color:#004276;outline:medium none}\n.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{margin:0 auto;padding-right:68px;width:270px}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"cnnExplainer cnn_html_slideshow\">\n<div class=\"cnnstrylccimg640\">\n<div class=\"cnn_stryichgfull\">\n<div class=\"cnn_stryichgflg\">\n<div class=\"cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130717103954-tube-transport-4-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"A video by a Colorado firm demonstrates a futuristic transportation system that would whisk passengers through vacuum tubes at speeds of up to 4,000 miles an hour. Entrepreneur Elon Musk, a pioneer in both electric cars and private spaceflight, has expressed interest in the idea.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"articleGalleryPhoto001\" width=\"640\"\/><cite id=\"galleryCaption001\">A video by a Colorado firm demonstrates a futuristic transportation system that would whisk passengers through vacuum tubes at speeds of up to 4,000 miles an hour. Entrepreneur Elon Musk, a pioneer in both electric cars and private spaceflight, has expressed interest in the idea.<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130716171224-tube-transportation-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"Under this proposal by transportation firm ET3, each passenger capsule would hold 4 to 6 people, plus their luggage.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"articleGalleryPhoto002\" width=\"640\"\/><cite id=\"galleryCaption002\">Under this proposal by transportation firm ET3, each passenger capsule would hold 4 to 6 people, plus their luggage.<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130717104136-tube-transport-3-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"The capsules would then be loaded, sort of like bullets or those containers used at drive-through banks, into long vacuum tubes for their journey.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"articleGalleryPhoto003\" width=\"640\"\/><cite id=\"galleryCaption003\">The capsules would then be loaded, sort of like bullets or those containers used at drive-through banks, into long vacuum tubes for their journey.<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130717103845-tube-transport-2-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"The airless tubes &#x2014; mounted above ground or even under water &#x2014; would be combined with a magnetic-levitation system used on conventional bullet trains. Linear electric motors accelerate the capsules, which then coast at insanely high speeds without friction or wind resistance.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"articleGalleryPhoto004\" width=\"640\"\/><cite id=\"galleryCaption004\">The airless tubes \u2014 mounted above ground or even under water \u2014 would be combined with a magnetic-levitation system used on conventional bullet trains. Linear electric motors accelerate the capsules, which then coast at insanely high speeds without friction or wind resistance.<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130717104252-tube-transport-5-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"ET3 claims such a vacuum-tube system could be built for one-tenth the cost of high-speed rail, or one-fourth the cost of a freeway.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"articleGalleryPhoto005\" width=\"640\"\/><cite id=\"galleryCaption005\">ET3 claims such a vacuum-tube system could be built for one-tenth the cost of high-speed rail, or one-fourth the cost of a freeway.<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130717104748-tube-transport-6-horizontal-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"As crazy as it sounds, if moving at their projected speeds the capsules could travel from New York to Southern California -- a journey of some 3,000 miles -- in about 45 minutes. &lt;a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/356776740409974785' target='_blank'&gt;Musk says he will publish an alpha, or early design&lt;\/a&gt;, of the prototype system next month.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"articleGalleryPhoto006\" width=\"640\"\/><cite id=\"galleryCaption006\">As crazy as it sounds, if moving at their projected speeds the capsules could travel from New York to Southern California &#8212; a journey of some 3,000 miles &#8212; in about 45 minutes. <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Felonmusk%2Fstatus%2F356776740409974785\" target=\"_blank\">Musk says he will publish an alpha, or early design<\/a>, of the prototype system next month.<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"em0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cnn_strylftcntnt\">\n<div class=\"cnn_strylctcntr\">\n<ul class=\"cnn_bulletbin cnnStryHghLght\"><!--google_ad_section_start--><\/p>\n<li>Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation with high-speed trains in enormous pneumatic tubes<\/li>\n<li>Such trains could theoretically whisk people from Los Angeles to New York in 45 minutes<\/li>\n<li>A Colorado firm is in the early stages of development of such a system<\/li>\n<li>Musk is the serial entrepreneur behind Tesla, the electric car company, and Space X<\/li>\n<p><!--google_ad_section_end-->\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><!--google_ad_section_start--><!--startclickprintinclude--><\/p>\n<p><strong>(CNN)<\/strong> &#8212; Elon Musk wants to revolutionize transportation. Again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2\">The serial entrepreneur envisions a future where mag-lev trains in enormous pneumatic tubes whisk us from Los Angeles to New York in 45 minutes. Need to be in Beijing tomorrow? No problem. It&#8217;s a two-hour ride away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3\">As crazy as it sounds, Musk is merely updating an idea that&#8217;s been around since the early 1900s, and at least <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded%26amp%3Blist%3DPL57D3046BBE23B2A0%26amp%3Bv%3D51HbmuKhRbk\" target=\"_blank\">one company is working on a functional prototype<\/a>. But according to Wired sources, his involvement won&#8217;t be nearly as hands-on as Musk&#8217;s other endeavors at Tesla Motors and SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4\">The engineering behind the Hyperloop is similar to the old-school pneumatic tube systems used by banks to suck your deposit to the teller at the drive-through. But naturally, it&#8217;s more complicated than that.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"em1\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx\" id=\"expand15\">\n<div class=\"cnn_strylceclbtn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.e\/img\/3.0\/mosaic\/bttn_close.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"23\" width=\"58\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130717091938-intv-stout-hyperloop-00034520-story-body.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" class=\"box-image\" height=\"120\" width=\"214\"\/><cite class=\"expCaption\"><span>Is hyperloop transit possible?<\/span><\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"em2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx\" id=\"expand25\">\n<div class=\"cnn_strylceclbtn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.e\/img\/3.0\/mosaic\/bttn_close.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"23\" width=\"58\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/dam\/assets\/130621053150-pkg-lake-tesla-elon-musk-profile-00021301-story-body.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" class=\"box-image\" height=\"120\" width=\"214\"\/><cite class=\"expCaption\"><span>Who is Elon Musk?<\/span><\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5\">A massive vacuum tube \u2014 mounted either above ground or even under water \u2014 would be combined with a magnetic levitation system used on conventional bullet trains. That means no friction, no wind resistance, no chance of collisions, and insanely high speeds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fallthingsd.com%2F20130529%2Fhyperloop-a-really-fun-way-to-travel-from-sf-to-la%2F\" target=\"_blank\">Musk described the Hyperloop<\/a> as &#8220;a cross between a Concorde, a railgun and an air hockey table,&#8221; at AllThingsD&#8217;s D11 conference earlier this year. And <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fpandodaily.com%2F2012%2F07%2F12%2Fpandomonthly-presents-a-fireside-chat-with-elon-musk%2F\" target=\"_blank\">in an interview with PandoDaily<\/a>, Musk said the Hyperloop could form a fifth tent pole of modern transportation, joining cars, planes, trains, and boats, adding that because of its low energy usage and ability to get juice from solar power, it could generate more power than it would consume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7\">But up until now, he hasn&#8217;t elaborated on his involvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph8\">Musk&#8217;s interest in the idea was sparked after researching California&#8217;s new high-speed rail project and realizing that it will be the slowest and \u2014 at $  70 billion \u2014 the most expensive system on the planet. To his mind, there&#8217;s a better solution. The Hyperloop is it. And one firm unaffiliated with Musk is in the early stages of development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph9\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fet3.net%2Fhome\" target=\"_blank\">ET3, a company based in Longmont, Colorado<\/a>, is working on a Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) system, which it describes as &#8220;space travel on Earth.&#8221; It uses two tubes \u2014 one for each direction \u2014 with 400-pound, passenger car-sized capsules that could house six people, each accelerated by linear electric motors. According to ET3, state trips would average speeds of around 370 mph, while international trips would hit that insane 4,000 mph mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10\">The company, which calls itself an &#8220;open consortium,&#8221; claims that it&#8217;s working with partners in China and has sold nearly 100 licenses for the technology. But ET3\u2032s claims pose more questions than answers, particularly when considering you can buy your own license for the bargain basement price of $  100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11\">But the idea for a vacuum-sealed high-speed transit system isn&#8217;t anything new. <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVactrain%23Popular_culture\" target=\"_blank\">The &#8220;vactrain&#8221; concept<\/a> was floated in the early 1910s and a paper written by physicist R.M. Salter and published by the Rand Corporation in 1972 titled the <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rand.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Frand%2Fpubs%2Fpapers%2F2008%2FP4874.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Very High Speed Transit System,&#8221;<\/a> or VHST, describes something very similar to what ET3 is developing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12\">But where Musk fits in remains a question. Sources close to the Tesla co-founder and CEO say he believes ET3 is on the right track, but is missing some key components, and that Musk has his hands full with Tesla and SpaceX, and would rather have some involvement in the development, with another entity taking the helm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13\">That lines up with a few responses Musk made on Twitter when asked about patenting the technology. &#8220;I really hate patents unless critical to company survival,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Felonmusk%2Fstatuses%2F356779314043305985\" target=\"_blank\">Musk tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;Will publish Hyperloop as open source.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14\">When asked about partners, <a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?key=11fe087258b6fc0532a5ccfc924805c0&#038;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Felonmusk%2Fstatuses%2F356780175473647616\" target=\"_blank\">Musk said <\/a>he&#8217;s &#8220;happy to work with the right partners. 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