Why Ultramodern Transportation Technology Isn't Practical

Why Ultramodern Transportation Technology Isn't Practical
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Being stuck in traffic provides ample time to dream up creative ideas for revolutionizing how we travel. Tech magnate Elon Musk famously thought up the Hyperloop while sitting in Los Angeles' notorious roadway gridlock. He created The Boring Company to create a network of underground tunnels for the high-speed movement of vehicles in dense urban areas. Others evangelize about technologies such as personal rapid transit, monorails and magnetic levitation trains (maglev) systems, with pods and trains gliding above or around congested roads to deliver passengers and packages.

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