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Al Jazeera
Technology
Frederik Kelter

The future of travel? For hyperloop, it’s one step forward, two steps back

The inside of the tube at the test site of the European Hyperloop Centre in Veendam, The Netherlands, September 9, 2024 [Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/EPA-EFE]

Taipei, Taiwan – Imagine boarding a train that glides above the ground at supersonic speeds.

Speeding through an airless tube using powerful electro-magnets, passengers could travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles, London to Paris, or Basra to Baghdad in less than an hour.

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