Elon Musk just keeps doing Elon Musk things.
Remember the Hyperloop? The futuristic high-speed train system designed by Musk in the spare time afforded to a man who is CEO of an electric car company (Tesla Motors) and a space company (SpaceX)?
Musk is now taking steps to move the idea toward reality. He tweeted Jan. 15 that he will build a Hyperloop test track where students and industry can work on designs for the system:
Will be building a Hyperloop test track for companies and student teams to test out their pods. Most likely in Texas.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 15, 2015
Musk also considering holding races where student-designed Hyperloop pods could duke it out:
Also thinking of having an annual student Hyperloop pod racer competition, like Formula SAE http://t.co/HV9BLCoMb8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 15, 2015
Musk has been pondering the Hyperloop idea for several years, but has said little about it since August 2013, when he dropped the 58-page “Hyperloop Alpha” rough design on the world like a surprise Beyoncé album.
Musk never intended to lead the project; the idea was adopted by a group of engineers from NASA, SpaceX, and Boeing, who formed Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and recently released a 78-page proposal for how to bring the Hyperloop to fruition in 10 years. But it’s clear from Musk’s recent words that the CEO and technologist still intends to contribute.
Elon Musk says he is actually building that Hyperloop test track
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