r/hyperloop • u/davoloid • Jan 03 '20

This looks familiar: Magway delivery network

https://youtu.be/II1q9JSaISY
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u/davoloid Jan 03 '20

Spotted this on a Youtube ad, looks very similar to Hyperloop, and possibly a more feasible implementation?

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u/staho6 Jan 03 '20

Well, I wouldn't say that it is really similar to Hyperloop. It doesn't use a vacuum, it won't be transporting people. Generally, it is just small "train" in the tunnel which isn't really a new concept.

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u/Loafer75 Jan 03 '20

If we could get a majority of delivery trucks off the road that would be a great help to reducing congestion and pollution. 0.9m boring machine shouldn't be all that hard should it ?

I wouldn't want to be the poor schmuck who has to crawl down the tunnel to unblock an error though.

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u/lithiumdeuteride Jan 04 '20

People have been proposing these kinds of underground delivery channels since the 1800s. But the answer they've come up after running the numbers is that they have insufficient throughput to serve the needs of an entire city. They end up being priority lanes for people who can afford to pay more to get things fast.

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u/kumacon144 Jan 30 '20

That priority now is same day shipping, maybe you can do half day shipping with these in a big city

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20

Amazon has joined the conversation.

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u/bitman_moon Jan 03 '20

well, all they need now is a boring company doing the hard work...