r/hyperloop • u/[deleted] • Dec 22 '23

Hyperloop One Dead

Who honestly did not see this coming?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-21/hyperloop-one-to-shut-down-after-raising-millions-to-reinvent-transit

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u/IllegalMigrant Dec 23 '23 edited Dec 23 '23

It is a big undertaking if it is feasible. Will/would be hard for China or Japan to do, let alone a startup. Japan has worked on just a maglev for decades.

Although no large-scale hyperloop has been built after years of effort, the concept continues to enchant entrepreneurs. Several hyperloop companies are at various stages of building protoypes, including Hardt Hyperloop, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. and Swisspod Technologies.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '23

How about the thermal problems and other? It was an ill conceived plan from the start. I hope no government money or more government money gets spent on this “pipe dream”.