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Elon Musk Says Hyperloop Will Give Pedestrians Priority Over Cars
The ‘urban loop’ would involve thousands of small stations about the size of a parking space.
Musk\'s first bore hole.
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Elon Musk provided a clearer glimpse of what his proposed tunnel-based transportation system could look like, and it takes a populist bent.
The billionaire technology entrepreneur said his tunneling startup, Boring Co., will prioritize pedestrians and cyclists in its hyperloop plan. The system “will still transport cars but only after all personalized mass transit needs are met,” Musk wrote on Twitter. “It’s a matter of courtesy and fairness. If someone can’t afford a car, they should go first.”