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Re:Elon Musk’s Ideas About Transportation are Boring by akgerber on Saturday December 16, 2017 @09:49AM (#15939744)
Mostly-underground ultra-high-speed railways are nearing commercial implementation in Japan soon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen

Experientially, it'll probably mostly be like a very long subway ride— but much comfier than the the tiny-tunnel, tiny-car Hyperloop, since at least you'll be able to go to the bathroom.

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Re:Elon Musk’s Ideas About Transportation are Boring by falcolas on Saturday December 16, 2017 @10:05AM (#15939826)
That looks like a pretty cool project. My problem with tunnels is mostly related to being in a car: no room to stand, it's easy to be locked into the car in an accident, and nice big windows to let in the absolute darkness (or to "trap" you inside a reflection if you turn on your interior lights).

That train is also looking to go about 2.5x faster than the Boring Tunnel cars, resulting in a much shorter trip.

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