Hyperloop Firm Eyes Indonesia For Ultra-Fast Transport System (cnbc.com)

An anonymous reader shares a CNBC report: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), one of the companies developing the futuristic transport service dreamed up by billionaire Elon Musk, said it was exploring Indonesia as a potential site to put one of its tracks. The so-called "feasibility study" contract is worth $2.5 million and will look into whether a hyperloop system would work initially in the capital Jakarta, and then connecting Java and Sumatra. A hyperloop would work by propelling pods through a large tube at speeds of 750 mph using magnets. It is seen as a solution to long distance travel, but also alleviating congestion in many cities. Jakarta is the world's third-worst city for traffic, according to a study by navigation from TomTom released earlier this year.

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[prefec2]

As long as they do not have the concept worked out all those stories are pure fiction. It might be feasible it might be stupid. However, you cannot say, as the specs are not out. Yes I know there are some specs on the tech and some issues with the solution. However, this is not a solid concept, as there are so many missing pieces. Therefore, they should not come up with ideas where to build it, but with a general solution.

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[guruevi]

We had electric cars and rockets around the beginning of the last century. The only small scale (compared to hyperloop) vacuum chamber is LHC.

Propelling a train-like Maglev thing in a tube at any speed isn't hard. The vacuum chamber associated is. And if you're going to ignore the vacuum chamber, why put it in tubes to begin with?