German team registers the top speed (again) in Elon Musk’s Hyperloop pod race The name may have changed, but the result is the same: For the fourth time in a row, a German… Read More
Study: High-speed rail connecting Seattle to Vancouver BC would spur $355B in economic growth A high-speed train connecting the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest — zipping passengers from Seattle to Portland or Vancouver… Read More
Washington Hyperloop slims down its pod racer for Elon Musk’s next big contest Could this year be the year for Washington Hyperloop? For the fourth time, the students on University of Washington’s pod-racing… Read More
Las Vegas takes a chance on having Elon Musk’s Boring Company build transit tunnel The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors today approved a recommendation to have the Boring Company build… Read More
WARR wins Hyperloop III pod races — and University of Washington raises its profile Germany’s WARR Hyperloop team made it to the winner’s circle again today in the latest running of Elon Musk’s university-level… Read More
Washington Hyperloop unveils pod racer with thrusters for SpaceX’s next contest The Washington Hyperloop team is counting on the third time being the charm. But it’s not just a question of… Read More
L.A. tunnel rides for $1: Six takeaways from Elon Musk’s Boring Company talk If billionaire Elon Musk’s tunnel vision comes to pass, travelers will be able to zip beneath Los Angeles through an… Read More
Elon Musk sweetens the pitch for his tunnel vision with space travel (and candy) Billionaire Elon Musk is talking up his tunnel-boring vision at a public forum in Los Angeles tonight, and hinting that… Read More
Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $113M for tunnels, with Musk investing the most A newly reported investment round has brought in $112.5 million for the Boring Company, the venture that billionaire techie Elon… Read More
Portland to Seattle to Vancouver: B.C. kicks in $300,000 for rapid transit study News Brief: British Columbia will contribute $300,000 toward a study that will look into the business case for an ultra-high-speed… Read More
Elon Musk shifts focus of his grand tunnel vision from cars to walkers and cyclists Tesla cars riding electric-powered tracks? Forget about it, at least for now. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and founder… Read More
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi takes up Elon Musk’s challenge on flying cars vs. tunnels Pop up some more popcorn: Billionaire Elon Musk has gotten himself into another CEO vs. CEO challenge, this time with… Read More
Hyperloop One revs up funding and speed as billionaire Richard Branson takes chair Virgin Hyperloop One now officially has British billionaire Richard Branson as its chairman, along with $50 million more in funding… Read More
Elon Musk says his Boring Company will bid to build a transit ‘loop’ for Chicago A loop to the Loop? It could happen: Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s willing to build an express transit system… Read More
Pacific Hyperloop keeps chugging along amid interest in ultra-high-speed transit Pacific Hyperloop is moving ahead with its concept for tube travel between Seattle and Portland, in hopes of riding in… Read More
Virgin adds its investment (and its brand name) to Hyperloop One transit venture British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested in the Hyperloop One rapid-transit venture, which will soon be rebranded as… Read More
Ex-Amazonian: Hyperloop and other next-gen transportation planning could bring ‘HQ2’ to Texas One of Amazon’s leadership principles is to think big, and that’s exactly what a former Amazon employee is encouraging cities… Read More
Hyperloop One’s picks for high-tech transit include Midwest, Rockies, Texas, Florida A California startup that aims to turn tech pioneer Elon Musk’s Hyperloop rapid-transit concept into reality has chosen 10 winners… Read More
Germany’s WARR team wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop II race with 201 mph pod run The speediest team from SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s first Hyperloop pod competition has done it again: WARR Hyperloop from Germany’s… Read More
Teams from UW and other schools gear up for SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod showdown Teams from the University of Washington and more than 20 other universities and colleges around the world are converging on… Read More
N.Y.-to-D.C. Hyperloop? Elon Musk claims verbal approval, but more work is needed Out of the blue, tech billionaire Elon Musk reported today that he’s received verbal approval from the government to build… Read More
Hyperloop One celebrates full-system test for levitating transport in a vacuum tube Hyperloop One showed off the results of its first full-system test of a magnetically levitating rail vehicle in a vacuum… Read More
Warning: Elon Musk posts dizzying views of his first tunnel boring tests in L.A. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, demonstrated once again that he’s serious about boring tunnels beneath Los Angeles. But… Read More
SpaceX schedules Hyperloop II contest in August, and UW’s team is in the race SpaceX’s second Hyperloop competition for student-led teams is coming up in August, with the University of Washington’s crew listed among two… Read More
Seattle to Portland in 15 minutes? Pacific Hyperloop begins campaign to make it so A fledgling venture called Pacific Hyperloop is kicking off its effort to win support for a high-speed transit link between… Read More
Elon Musk hails Hyperloop teams – and touts the tunnel he’ll be boring at SpaceX Three student teams got through the engineering gauntlet and sent their Hyperloop pods through a mile-long tube to test a… Read More
UW Hyperloop team unveils its purple pod racer, and gets ready to let ‘er rip The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team showed off its sleek pod racer and let fans take a peek under the… Read More
UW Hyperloop team fuels its final dash to the national pod races with crowdfunding The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team is getting ready to compete in a set of pod races aimed at blazing… Read More
Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages Maybe it shouldn’t be that surprising that Amazon has patented a system for delivering goods via a dedicated network of underground… Read More
Hyperloop One gets a $50 million boost Hyperloop One, an L.A.-based venture that wants to commercialize Elon Musk’s rapid-transit concept, says it has received $50 million in… Read More
