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Hyperloop:

Hyperloop:. The Overhyped Fifth Mode of Transportation. Jake Moser ITMG 100 06. History. Elon Musk - creator Need for 5 th mode of transportation Requirements for mass transit alternative Pneumatic tube LA  SF, comparison to High-speed rail. Travel Time Comparisons (LA SF).

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Hyperloop:

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  1. Hyperloop: The Overhyped Fifth Mode of Transportation Jake Moser ITMG100 06

  2. History • Elon Musk - creator • Need for 5th mode of transportation • Requirements for mass transit alternative • Pneumatic tube • LA  SF, comparison to High-speed rail

  3. Travel Time Comparisons (LASF)

  4. Issues with Hyperloop • Costs are underestimated • Technology not ready • Lack of political support *See Elon Musk’s argument for Hyperloop here.

  5. Costs Underestimated • Only cost of materials • No account for unforeseen engineering/technological problems • Not calculated from downtown to downtown • More expensive/person

  6. Lack of Political Support • Musk not willing to lead • No politicians • Knowledge not wide-spread • Lack of public support

  7. Technology not ready • No prototypes • Engineering/physics • Not tested • Not verifiable

  8. Conclusion • Hyperloop may be future • Not near-future • Not ready at current state • Needs: • Advancements in technology • Political support

  9. Works Cited • Bellis, Mary. “Pneumatic Tools.” About.n.p., n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2013. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/pneumatic.htm • California High Speed Rail Big Picture. Sacramento: California High-Speed Rail Authority, 2013. Web. http://www.hsr.ca.gov/docs/newsroom/fact%20sheets/High-Speed%20Rail%20Big%20Picture.pdf • Johnson, Matt. “Musk’s Hyperloop math doesn’t add up.” Greater Greater Washington. 14 Aug. 2013. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19848/musks-hyperloop-math-doesnt-add-up/ • Musk, Elon. Hyperloop Alpha. 12 Aug. 2013. Web. 8 Oct. 2013. Woodyard, Chris & Roger Yu. “Why Elon Musk’s ‘hyperloop’ transport won’t work.” USA Today. 13 Aug. 2013. Web. 9 Nov. 2013. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/08/13/hyperloop-elon-musk-tesla-space-x/2646969/

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