Hyperloop High-Speed Transport
President Trump’s infrastructure plan, unveiled on February 12, would direct $20 billion toward a new “Transformative Projects Program” for “ambitious, exploratory, and ground-breaking project ideas that have significantly more risk than standard infrastructure projects.” One of the first such innovations that could be funded through the program, according to Undersecretary of Transportation Derek Kan, is the Hyperloop system, a project of SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. The concept envisions a network of low-pressure tubes that carry passengers and cargo between cities in hovering capsules, reducing travel time from hours to minutes. Maryland transportation officials have already granted authority for…
