Some friends of mine who won the Design and Propulsion prizes at the Hyperloop competition ( http://hyperloopupv.com/ http://hyperloopupv.com/ ) from Spain are

Some friends of mine who won the Design and Propulsion prizes at the Hyperloop competition ( http://hyperloopupv.com/ http://hyperloopupv.com/ ) from Spain are talking with some mid-eastern countries to make it a reality. European engineers building the Hyperloop in Asia. It might not be so far fetched as it seems.