Los Angeles has hosted some opulent soirees in its time. Yet few have sounded so prosaic as the bash staged in late-2018 by a firm called the Boring Company. Taking place at a dusty parking lot near ...

Five years ago, billionaire Elon Musk open-sourced his plan for a supersonic train-like thing. Today it's still a work in progress. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

Virgin Hyperloop's yearslong goal of transporting people via vacuum-sealed tubes at speeds of up to 670 mph is on hold. The shift in focus represents a setback in the development of hyperloop ...

The reality is we don’t really hear all that much about the evolution of hyperloops. The companies are like underground moles, sneakily operating in stealth mode on all matters of engineering and ...

Elon Musk is very much an ideas man. He regularly comes out with elaborate solutions to the world's problems. His musings have included robotaxis, nuking the Martians, and brain chips capable of ...

We’re one step closer to an East Coast hyperloop now that Elon Musk’s Boring Company has secured both a preliminary permit and a location for initial excavation: 53 New York Avenue NE in Washington ...

Although the technology needed to propel people through near-vacuum tubes at around the speed of sound is still years away, every now and then Hyperloop developers like to share their vision of what ...

Building a hyperloop route in Missouri would lead to myriad benefits, including the creation of a mega-region that would bolster the state's global competitiveness for high-quality jobs and talent, ...

Hyperloops burst onto the scene in 2013. Elon Musk detailed a new type of train service in a low-pressure tube that would reach speeds up to 760 mph. The train would float on a cushion of air and be ...

The high-speed train concept hyperloop is back in the spotlight after German engineering students set a new speed record for the transport system this weekend. Elon Musk: is he falling from grace?

Embracing the concept of hyperloop technology, CASIC aims to revolutionize travel with a train that can traverse vast distances at unprecedented speeds. The hyperloop train operates on the principle ...