Hyperloop
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HannahTampisandKjerstinMijares
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Purpose and Function
AHyperloopis a proposed mode ofpassengerand/orfreight transportation. A Hyperloop comprises a sealed tube or system of tubes through which a pod may travel free of air resistance or friction carrying people or objects at optimal speed and acceleration. With so little friction in the tunnel, the pods would be able to travel at immense speeds with projected top speeds of 760mph.
A growing global economy requires faster, cheaper, safer and more efficient transportation modes. We haven’t had a major new form of transport in 100 years, and we’re due for one, especially one that is ultra-fast, on-demand, direct, emission-free, energy efficient, quiet and has a smaller footprint than other high-speed transport modes. Hyperloop is additive to existing forms of transportation and will integrate seamlessly with the transport ecosystem. It’senvironmentally friendly, with a smaller civil engineering footprint, more efficient energy consumption and no direct emissions or noise and the goal is to make it affordable for everyone.
Inventor’s profile
ElonReeve Musk(born June 28, 1971) is aSouth African-bornCanadian Americanbusiness magnate,investor,engineer,andinventor.
Musk is the founder,CEO, andCTOofHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX” o “SpaceX”SpaceX; a co-founder,a Series A investor, CEO, and product architect ofTesla Inc.; co-chairman ofHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI” o “OpenAI”OpenAI; founder and CEO ofHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink” o “Neuralink”Neuralink. He was previously co-founder and chairman ofHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity” o “SolarCity”SolarCity; co-founder ofZip2; and founder ofX.com, which merged withHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confinity” o “Confinity”Confinityand took the namePayPal.As of July 2017, he has an estimated net worth of $16.1 billion, making him the 80th-wealthiest person in the world.In December 2016, Musk was ranked 21st on theForbeslist of The World’s Most Powerful People.
Musk has stated that the goals ofHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity” o “SolarCity”SolarCity,Tesla, andHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX” o “SpaceX”SpaceXrevolve around his vision to change theworldandhumanity.[24]His goals include reducingglobal warmingthroughsustainable energyproduction and consumption, and reducing the”risk ofhuman extinction” by “making lifemultiplanetary”by establishing a humancolony on Mars.
Hehas also envisioned a high-speedtransportation systemknown as theHYPERLINK “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop” o “Hyperloop”Hyperloop, and has proposed aVTOLsupersonicjetaircraft with electric fan propulsion, known as theMusk electric jet.
Musk also proposed the concept ofThe Boring Companyin 2017.
History
Sci-fi writers and dreamers have long envisioned ways to travel at highspeeds through low-pressure tubes.RobertGaddard, rocketry pioneer,in1909 proposed a vacuum train very similar in concept toHyperloop. In 1972, the RAND Corp. conceived a supersonic underground railway called theVactrain.
Travelling together on a humanitarian mission to Cuba, venture investor and entrepreneurShervinPishevarandElonMuskget to talking about Musk’s idea for theHyperloop, an update on the idea of moving vehicles at high speeds through low-pressure tubes. A few months later at a tech conferenceShervinurges Musk to share his ideas with the public.
On August 2013,ElonMusk publishes theHyperloopAlpha white paper which incites overwhelming industry excitement.Shervinpresents it to PresidentObama, whose science advisors say it’s feasible.
