Hyperloop announcement
Elon Musk is detailing his plans for the hyperloop transportation system.
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:25:15 PMI suppose a company would be created. I'm sort of less concerned about that than in figuring out the technical details. -
Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:25:39 PMHe makes it all sound like a super-side project. -
Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:26:01 PMQ: Have design plans changed at all based on feedback that you've gotten?
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masimons 8/12/2013 9:26:11 PMDivert CA high speed rail funding to this, Musk can staff it. Have CA vote for more taxes to pay for it. -
Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:27:21 PMQ: How do you get this built -- in terms of right of way issues?
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theagent 8/12/2013 9:27:27 PMWould be intrigued by the economic upheaval/benefits that a 30 minute LA -> SF commute would have. Any thoughts on that type of disruption? -
charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:27:40 PMThe demonstration project - we'd decouple that from anything that requires a big government approval process.
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KingofShaves 8/12/2013 9:28:02 PMamazing vision. makes sense. love that people like EM have the balls to think about future yet realisable projects like this. -
charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:28:22 PMYou'd want to be able to iterate quickly on the designs...before putting it near something like the i5 (that's a major north-south artery in California, for you out-of-staters.)
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Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:29:17 PMQ: Would there be problems making turns? On curvy portions of the highway -- I-5?
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:30:21 PMMost of the ride could follow the i5, he says. But there is a tricky portion near LA, he said, where the answer would be to tunnel through hills. Ditto the same heading north near Hayward, a suburb of San Francisco.
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:30:47 PMThis is designed more like an aircraft, Musk says.
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:31:49 PMWould be cool to see some sort of transport happen as a result of the idea, according to Musk.
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Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:31:52 PMQ: How long would it take to make a demo of the size you've got in mind?
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:32:20 PMEstimates that he could finish the job in one to two years if it was his top priority. Otherwise, he esimates three to four years to complete the project.
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Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:32:41 PMQ: How many people did you have on the project?
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Paul Sloan 8/12/2013 9:32:53 PMQ: How long did this design take?
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:33:21 PMSaid about "a little over a dozen" people were involved in the project but called it "a background task" where it wasn't anyone's full-time job. They got involved with Musk about 10 months ago, he said.
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charles.cooper 8/12/2013 9:33:49 PMEngineers came from both SpaceX and Tesla.
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theagent 8/12/2013 9:34:29 PMThe idea that I could be leave my office in LA and have a dinner date with my wife at let's say, "French Laundry" in less time then it take for me to get to Santa Monica is disruption at its pinnacle.
