The (Hyper)Loop: Monorail, Monorail, Monorail…
22 June 2026
The hyperloop, one of Elon Musk's grand ideas, was slated back in 2013 as a way to beat traffic in heavily congested areas, with the first planned route being from Los Angeles to San Francisco. This plan was documented in the 2013 document Hyperloop Alpha, which is still available on the Tesla website and was written by Musk and some of the engineers he employed.