The Hyperloop definitely has potential. Investments, especially in structurally weak countries, can quickly pay off thanks to logistics. Although the completion of the technology is likely to take a few more years, when the first successes are there, many countries and municipalities will ask themselves whether it makes more sense to invest in new, better transport technologies instead of just money in the modernization of to plug railway lines. Either way, research in this area is still under the radar, but things are happening – especially in Germany.
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