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> So for me it just a daring publicity stunt (a borderline scam IMHO), something that Elon Musk is also known to be good at. I think this is a very unfair and
by nickik 6y ago
> So for me it just a daring publicity stunt (a borderline scam IMHO), something that Elon Musk is also known to be good at.
I think this is a very unfair and cynical way of looking at it. How it is a scam? He said, he thinks its a good idea and he released basically a little concept whitepaper on what his ideas are.
He has never attempted to make any money from it, and he clearly just thinks its a good idea and that's why he put the idea out.
There is every indication that he still thinks its a promising technology. He has hinted at this but clearly Starship, Starlink, Cybertruck and so on are priority for him. From a Boring perspective the non vac tunnels, ie Loop rather then Hyperloop, seem to have a more direct opportunity in the market as these require far less technical innovation.
I for one would not be surprised if Elon tries to take to actually take this on in 3-5 years. I for one would enjoy going insane speeds from city center to city center.
- alacombe 6y ago> He has never attempted to make any money from it, That's a blatant lie. https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-25-elon-musk-raises-120-million-boring-co.html https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-25-elon-musk-raises-120-mil... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boring-company-fundraising/elon-musks-boring-co-raises-112-5-million-in-funding-most-from-musk-idUSKBN1HN30Z#:~:text=(Reuters)%20%2D%20Elon%20Musk's%20Boring,for%20its%20hyperloop%20transportation%20project https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boring-company-fundraisin....
- jcranmer 6y agoThat's raising money for Loop not hyperloop, as far as I can tell.
- nickik 6y agoMaybe you should learn the basics about a topic before trying to argue about it. The Boring company fund raiser is not based any promises about Hyperloop.
- alacombe 6y ago> Elon Musk's plan to connect major cities with Hyperloop tunnels is raising the interest of investors. Boring Co. It's pretty clear that Hyperloop is part of the scam.
- nickik 6y agoYeah he scams himself because he is the primary investor facepalm The sales pitch was clearly the Boring technology and the oppertunity for loop system. That is why they needed to raise captial. Hyperloop was basically not mentioned in any of the presentation beyond a 'at some point something like Hyperloop might be interesting'. And non of this even remotly shows that it is a scam.