Season 7, Episode 21
Hyperloop: Tube Travel at Near Supersonic Speed
Traveling in a tube at 750 miles an hour would take you from LA to SFO in 30 minutes. It’s called the Hyperloop. Pods carrying people would shoot through a frictionless tube powered by an electric motor. Now two competing LA companies are designing and testing the technology first proposed by Elon Musk. Reporter Nic Cha Kim looks at whether the Hyperloop is real or just hype.