October 07, 2018, 07:17 AM
Georgeair750mph tubes in tubes; para’s transport system lives!
“Hyperloop” passenger pods unveiled. Wouldn’t want to be on one for an emergency stop....
October 07, 2018, 07:24 AM
arfmelAbu Dhabi and China sound like great places for that. I won’t have my tax money wasted on it if they build it there.
October 07, 2018, 11:30 AM
whanson_wiI don't think I want to ride a 400mph device controlled by people who cannot operate a four-way stop sign.
October 07, 2018, 12:02 PM
AglifterGood NEWS!, almost certain it would be fully automated
October 07, 2018, 12:04 PM
TXJIMThe part of the article that caught my attention was the plan to potentially launch these things 45 seconds apart

October 07, 2018, 12:30 PM
Orgussquote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:
Wouldn’t want to be on one for an emergency stop....
The Metro cars in San Francisco went to computer automation to manage the passenger rail lines back in the turn of the century. During the months-long break-in period, the cars would panic stop while approaching stations where other Metro cars were transferring passengers. Even if it was moving at 10mph the sudden deceleration was jarring enough to cause me a good deal of physical discomfort.
October 07, 2018, 02:26 PM
phydoughquote:
Originally posted by Aglifter:
Good NEWS!, almost certain it would be fully automated
Wonderful, automation has worked out so well for self driving cars. They mostly never fail, mostly....
October 07, 2018, 04:27 PM
parabellumAt those speeds, you'd probably need to get your sack encased in carbonite for the trip.
You know- in case of a sudden stop.