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the hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum system or in a vacuum tube.200,000 feet, so people don't have any issue flying in aeroplanes and people don't have any issues going in maglev trains. this is simply combining the two, and it allows you to be more energy efficient. this isn't the only project. the electric car tycoon elon musk, who originally floated the whole idea, has proposed a tunnel under los angeles that could carry cars or be transformed into a hyperloop. the virgin hyperloop team has said they could take passengers from london to edinburgh in 50 minutes, or cut the journey between new york and boston to under half an hour. but making this work in the real world will mean running several of these pipes alongside each other over long distances, perhaps underground, and convincing governments that that is realistic is going to prove, well, pretty challenging. at the giant ces tech show in las vegas, hyperloop's chief executive was pushing the message that this technology was coming soon, and he had one startling idea for the uk. you could bu

the hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum system or in a vacuum tube.flying at 200,000 feet, so people don't have any issue flying in aeroplanes and people don't have any issues going in maglev trains. this is simply combining the two, and it allows you to be more energy efficient. this isn't the only project. the electric car tycoon elon musk, who originally floated the whole idea, has proposed a tunnel under los angeles that could carry cars or be transformed into a hyperloop. the virgin hyperloop team has said they could take passengers from london to edinburgh in 50 minutes, or cut the journey between new york and boston to under half an hour. but making this work in the real world will mean running several of these pipes alongside each other over long distances, perhaps underground, and convincing governments that that is realistic is going to prove, well, pretty challenging. at the giant ces tech show in las vegas, hyperloop‘s chief executive was pushing the message that this technology was coming soon, and he had one startling idea for the uk. yo

the hyperloop is a maglev train in a vacuum tube system. at 200,000 feet. people have no issue going in aeroplanes, and people have no issue with maglev trains. this combines the two, and allows you to be more energy efficient. this is not the only project. elon musk, who originally floated the whole idea, has proposed a tunnel under los angeles, that could carry cars or be transformed into a hyperloop. the virgin hyperloop team has said they could take passengers from london to edinburgh in 50 minutes, or cut the journey between new york and boston to under half an hour. but making this work in the real world will mean running several of these pipes alongside each other over long distances, perhaps underground. and convincing governments that that is realistic is going to prove — well, pretty challenging. even if some governments do share that vision, they will face another challenge — finding the money and the public support to build this kind of structure, many miles across, or under, their country. don't forget you can get in touch with

hyperloop's chief executive was pushing the message that this technology is ready and just needs someone the button. >> i have 200 of the most brilliant engineers from industries from around the world who've committed themselves to bringing something new and important to the planet. we can go 500, 600 and 700 miles per hour. that's not what worries me. the biggest challenge is to find governments and regulators that want to rapidly introduce this technology. >> even if some governments do share that vision, they'll face the challenge of finding the money and the public support to build in kind of structure many miles across or under their countries. "bbc news," nevada. >> and that's the way it's looking this hour. don't forget, you can get in touch with me on twitter. thank you for watching. bye for now. ♪ >> i'm katty kay in washington. join me and my co-host christian fraser in london for "beyond 100 days" on monday. we'll focus on the biggest issues impacting both sides of the atlantic and provide analysis on how they're shaping our world. we look forward to seeing you here on pks. >>

virgin are testing the hyperloop system in america and think it could drastically cut travel times.

futuristic companies like hyperloop are making colorado a testing route but we're not going to be able to innovate our way out of track jams and congestion without resources. coloradoans spend hundreds of dollars a year extra per car on repairs and operating costs as a result of bad road conditions. we raised -- dozens probably on average over 40 hours a year in traffic. the cost of asphalt and concrete continue to rise yet we have increase state gas tax in over 5 years. we've been driving on a -- on a flat tire for almost quarter of a century. all the while utah raise gas tax twice. not that i'm competitive. not only to we underfund maintenance by more than 200 million dollars per year but we also have a project lift of $9 billion and total needs estimated to be 25 billion by 2040. and that's all on top of the existing budget. last year, we committed 1.9 billion dollars in financing for roads when we addressed the hospital provider fee. and i think soon next -- thanks to senate bill 267 we will see a 100 million dollar per year commitment in general fund revenue towards those needs. l

with smart highways and save lives - futuristic transportation companies like arrivo, otto, and hyperloop one are making colorado a testing ground. but we can't innovate our way out of traffic jams without the resources. coloradans spend hundreds of dollars a year extra per car on repairs and operating costs as a result of bad road conditions. we waste dozens of hours a year in traffic. the cost of asphalt and concrete continue to rise; yet we haven't increased the state gas tax in over 25 years. we've been driving on a flat tire for a quarter century. all while utah raised their gas tax twice. not only do we under-fund maintenance by more than $200 million per year, but we also have a project list of $9 billion. total needs are estimated to be $25 billion by 2040. and that's all on top of cdot's existing budget. last year, we committed $1.9 billion in financing for roads when we addressed the hospital provider fee. soon, thanks to senate bill 267, we will see a $100 million-per-year commitment in general fund revenue towards those roads. last week we proposed another 148 million dollars

why invest in this rather than high speed rail or newer technologies like hyperloop?it's a really great question. the rail lines that are behind me are rail lines put in place when henry flagler built the railway originally you can go at grade a maximum of 135 miles an hour. if you want to go high speed, true high speed over 200 miles an hour, you have to build a bridge for 250 miles and then put a train on that sounds hard and expensive, and it's both of those things, so this is much more cost effective. we lose a little time, but to put it in context, it will take us three hours to go from miami to orlando, high speed train might be two hours and 20 minutes or 30 minutes, so a huge difference in cost and time to build and not that much of a reduction in service so it's really the right model, i think, both for here and other corridors like this around the united states. >> certainly, there's been a lot of talk about bringing the private sector in to help fund infrastructure in the u.s. d.c. is starting to talk about what an infrastructure plan would look like. do yo

and i do know how many of you are familiar with the hyperloop in the tunneling proposals but they make a lot of practical sense. beyond that, all of the students were there and i asked the professor and he said they are challenged by making their communities, their city, their state, their nation, a more habitable place to live through technology. technology that is consistent with the environment. technology that is consistent with economic growth. technology consistent with cutting in half costs but at the same time involving commerce and putting people to work. and so, i deeply believe in this country and i could not help but note saying -- when i get back to my district, i am going to engage the universities and say -- ok, let us put up these requests. you want to prevent people from leaving the state of connecticut? talk about how they themselves would improve it. how we will make our great metropolitan areas livable. and the jobs we can create i coming up with common sense but visionary solutions that pay for themselves because of their investment. the chief of staff for elon mus