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Hyperloop transportation system


During a conference call on Monday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk dished out the

 details of his "fifth mode" of transportation -- a lofty and innovative system that's unlike 

anything ever built. 

Laying out his vision and answering questions on the futuristic-sounding plan, Musk 

sounded confident his big idea could get done. 

The proposed cost for the Hyperloop transportation system, which wants to get you 

between San Francisco and Los Angeles in just 35 minutes, Musk says, is about $6 

billion. 

That sounds very cheap and fast compared with the current California high-speed rail 

plan, which is aiming for a 3-hour travel time for the same trip, with a current budget of