The seventh floor of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. was the latest stop for the Hyperloop One roadshow this month, a globe-dotting series of events aimed at presenting ideas for routes for the hyperloop, a still-unproven technology that's long on promises — “Amazon Prime on steroids” and “physical broadband” are two slogans — but short on full-scale proof, although that's promised, too.
Some eleven routes were unveiled on April 6 in a city picked for its proximity to politicians, including the allegedly infrastructure-focused president, who reportedly asked for “more information” on the hyperloop in March.
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