| ▲ | gonzoflip a day ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I'm no Musk fanboy, but it is funny you mention him not liking subways or high speed rail because didn't he try to build a subterranean high speed rail? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | rasz 20 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
>didn't he try to build a subterranean high speed rail? _for cars_ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | AlexandrB a day ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The hyperloop was a shit idea from day one and thus far no one has been able to make it work. It's also entirely possible that Elon Musk floated this as a distraction to stop the development of "regular" high speed rain in California[1]. The Las Vegas "loop"[2], on the other hand, is basically a parody of a subway - with a fraction of the capacity. > In July 2021, the peak passenger flow was recorded at 1,355 passengers per hour. As a comparison Toronto's subway can handle 28,000 passengers per hour[3] per direction or more. [1] https://www.jalopnik.com/did-musk-propose-hyperloop-to-stop-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center_Lo... [3] https://dailyhive.com/toronto/ttc-toronto-subway-station-rid... | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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