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Good idea. However, there are lots more investors in the LA-SF region. This proposal is also a hack around government rules. This 'bid' is 9% the cost of the
by illumen 13y ago
Good idea. However, there are lots more investors in the LA-SF region. This proposal is also a hack around government rules. This 'bid' is 9% the cost of the train bid, and there is already a government budget for it. The companies now have a track record of successul government bids (tesla paying back the loan, and spacex successfully sending rockets into space). SF,valley, LA types have been very supportive of tesla, and spacex - so I think they'll also be supportive of an innovative train replacement.
For these reasons I think this proposal is brilliant. It's a hack on government, business, media, and engineering all at once. As well, it's something the customers would prefer. Well played Musk.
- vermontdevil 13y agoGood point. I didn't think of that. Is it even possible to bid, win and then change the parameters using different approach to the transportation method?
- stonemetal 13y agoThis 'bid' is 9% the cost of the train bid, and there is already a government budget for it. I am not from California so I am not familiar with the HSR project. But this doesn't seem right to me. HSR is proven and Hyperloop is experimental. Why is it plausible that the same route for both would be cheaper on the one that is going to require more engineering and V&V?
- bryanlarsen 13y agoThis is discussed in detail in the hyperloop proposal, but I believe that the biggest factor is that the hyperloop proposal mostly runs along the I5 thus requiring much less expropriation and right of way development, and doesn't require large fences.