Musk’s Hyperloop
—pods zipping through vacuum tubes at 700 mph
—is his wild bid to kill traffic jams
. Dreamed up in 2013
, it’s a tube network slashing LA-to-SF trips to 30 minutes
. Musk sketched it when stuck in gridlock, hating “soul-crushing” drives
. He open-sourced the idea
—no patents, just a challenge—and sparked a race. The Boring Company
digs tunnels to make it real, cutting costs with smarter drills
Tests hit 200 mph
, with Virgin Hyperloop eyeing passengers by 2030. Skeptics cry “pipe dream”
—tubes leak, costs soar
—but Musk’s persistence shines
If it works, cities shrink—commutes turn instant
. Hyperloop’s his gift to transit, proving mad ideas can roll
