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What is Hyperloop?
Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation system, incorporating reduced-pressure tubes in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion that is driven b...
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Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation system, incorporating reduced-pressure tubes in which pressurized capsules ride on an air cushion that is driven by a combination of linear induction motors and air compressors.
It is an entirely new mode of transportation that eliminates all travel complications and objections due to cost, travel time and weather conditions.
Traveling as fast as the speed of sound, the Hyperloop will be faster than today's conventional methods of transportation. At about 760 MPH.