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The means of transport they have had and still have a prominent role in the progress of humanity. When there is a significant technological advance associated with transportation, new directions and horizons are opened. It is worth remembering that the invention of the wheel and the first steam engines were real revolutions.

In recent years, a technological proposal has appeared that can revolutionize land transport: tubes through which capsules are moved to a large velocity. One of the companies that has launched this draft it is Hyperloop One.

What is it and who is the person behind it?

Through pressurized metal tubes, people and loads of goods will be able to move inside capsules held in the air through a low pressure conduit. This system is designed to reach a very high speed: 1200 km / h. For your functioning will be used Energy sources renewable.

The promoter of this new technology is Elon Musk. This South African with American and Canadian nationality was born in 1971 and is considered a true visionary. He is the founder of Paypal and who has promoted the use of the

solar energy in America's homes. Electronic sports cars, the famous Teslas, are also related to Elon Musk.

His projects and companies focus on very different areas: Internet, space travel, renewable energy or nanotechnology.

The system developed by Hyperloop One is a project that is still in its development phase and it is very difficult to predict when it will become a reality.

Despite the doubts it may raise, experts believe that this means of transport will change people's lives in the coming years.

Some examples can illustrate the changes that are expected to occur. The displacement Between Paris and Madrid it could be done in 40 minutes and in a similar time the entire United Kingdom would be traveled from end to end.

A Lisbon citizen could go to work in Barcelona in an hour. Of course, the time spent in transport will also affect the goods.

On the other hand, we can imagine that the leisure possibilities will be very different from the current ones. Hyperloop One executives say their project will have profound economic and social implications.

The ticket price is intended to be affordable for most pockets. From an environmental point of view, the project is totally sustainable.

Elon Musk-powered high-speed transportation is not without criticism

Some experts claim that there are technical and economic limitations of all kinds (for example, the propulsion of the capsules is questioned inside a tube with an almost absolute vacuum and it is stated that the expected speed is very dangerous if some kind of breakdown or accident).

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