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I don't see what Hyperloop has to do with LA. It's a whole new transit technology for long distance. And it's funny you mention Japan, since they're working on
by acjohnson55 9y ago
I don't see what Hyperloop has to do with LA. It's a whole new transit technology for long distance. And it's funny you mention Japan, since they're working on developing new transit tech in the form of mag lev to link their biggest cities [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCMaglev#Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCMaglev#Japan
- kbenson 9y agoIt's a transit technology for medium distance. Jets spend a significant portion of a trip from LA to SF ascending to and descending from cruising altitude, where they perform most efficiently. To my understanding, Hyperloop is specifically targeted at those distances where jets don't have much time at their efficient altitude.which is what makes it somewhat competitive.
- acjohnson55 9y agoTo be fair, both "long" and "medium" are terribly imprecise. But yeah, I've always heard the Hyperloop proposed as a way to link the cores of nearby metropolises within a region, like LA-SF and LA-Vegas.