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🕳️Boring CompanyHigh significancePRM-00003
Hyperloop
Abandoned
Original Promise
“The Hyperloop could be built in 7-10 years with the right team.”
Promised: August 12, 2013Original deadline: August 12, 2023
Promise Timeline
Promised
Aug 12, 2013
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Original deadline
Aug 12, 2023
Outcome
The Hyperloop concept was effectively abandoned. The Boring Company pivoted to car tunnels. Musk's original white paper spawned companies (Virgin Hyperloop, HyperloopTT) that have also largely failed. No functional Hyperloop exists anywhere in the world.
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