Zippity do dah, zippity NAY!
February 4th, 2024
Today, the STrib reports another high-speed option between Metro and Rochester:
A 700-mph tunnel between Twin Cities and Rochester? Group wants $2M from Met Council for ‘hyperloop’ study.
Haven’t they learned anything from Zip Rail?
Zip Rail’s dying gasp…
Apparently not here. And the federal Department of Transportation has issued guidance!
HYPERLOOP STANDARDS DESK REVIEW
Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council
Back in 2020:
San Francisco To L.A. In 35 Minutes? Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Moves Closer To Reality
Closer to reality? Not quite… Though Musk’s hyperloop did not go far, it just so happened to go belly up at the end of 2023!
The hyperloop is dead for real this time
So now, those workers are looking to move on???
A couple of sentences here caught my attention, and I’m wondering…
Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit
DP World, the Dubai-based conglomerate, has backed Hyperloop One since 2016 and owns a majority stake. The startup’s remaining intellectual property will be transferred to DP World, a person familiar with the situation said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-21/hyperloop-one-to-shut-down-after-raising-millions-to-reinvent-transit
Is DP World involved in this reincarnation of the failed Musk Hyperloop?
Just NO! Do we need to go through this again?
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