Transit tubes at Hyperloop One's test site near Las Vegas, Nevada. Technology must first catch up to the grand concept of Hyperloop before the transportation system becomes a reality.
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Over the past three years, a handful of companies have taken the idea of Hyperloop and run with it. But despite interest and investment, enough physical and technical hurdles remain that implementation of such a system is years, possibly even decades, away. Should Hyperloop come to fruition, it has the potential to shape geopolitical relationships and behaviors of nations like other transportation methods that came before it. India's prime minister, for one, is optimistic about the technology, as are leaders from a number of other nations. But should they be?...
