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Tesla Founder: 'Hyperloop' With Philly Stop Gets Verbal OK
We could be getting a stop on the "Hyperloop," a transit system that allegedly takes less than 30 minutes to get from New York to DC.
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia could get a stop on Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk's proposed "Hyperloop" transit system, as the famous inventor and engineer tweeted Thursday that the project got verbal approval.
Musk said in a series of tweets the Hyperloop received verbal government approval for The Boring company to build an underground Hyperloop that would connect New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC.
In the tweets, Musk said the Hyperloop will take just 29 minutes to get from NYC to DC.
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However, he said much work is needed to get formal approval on the ambitious project but expects that to happen quickly.
Just received verbal govt approval for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
City center to city center in each case, with up to a dozen or more entry/exit elevators in each city
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
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Still a lot of work needed to receive formal approval, but am optimistic that will occur rapidly
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 20, 2017
Image via Steve Jurvetson, Wikimedia Commons
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