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- On Sunday, Elon Musk said on Twitter that he plans to test a Tesla and SpaceX-branded Hyperloop pod at half the speed of sound “soon.”
- The test’s objective is to accelerate the pod to around 383 mph and bring it to a stop within around 3/4 of a mile.
- If the test succeeds, Musk would break the record set by Virgin Hyperloop One in December.
Between building electric cars and sending rockets into space, Elon Musk has plenty to keep him busy. But the tech mogul also wants to reinvent public transportation with the Loop and Hyperloop high-speed transit systems.
On Saturday, he said on Twitter that he plans to test a Tesla and SpaceX-branded Hyperloop pod at half the speed of sound “soon.” The test’s objective is to accelerate the pod to around 383 mph and bring it to a stop within around 3/4 of a mile. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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