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In One Chart Here's Why The Hyperloop Could Be The Future Of Transportation

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Elon Musk has announced the design behind his new Hyperloop proposal. 

You can read about the details elsewhere, but getting down to brass tacks here's the one reason people should be clamoring for the Hyperloop:

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Walt was Business Insider's Deputy Editor for Data and Analysis.Hickey is the author of You Are What You Watch, and also writes Numlock News, a daily morning newsletter. He came from FiveThirtyEight where he was chief culture writer. Walt previously worked at Business Insider from 2012 to 2013, and  graduated from The College of William and Mary with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In additon to his work on elections and data journalism, he also edits comics at Business Insider.In 2022, Hickey won the Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting for his work on Business Insider's I Escaped A Chinese Internment Camp documenting the plight of Uyghurs in China.