[SystemSafety] Revealed: Elon Musk Explains the Hyperloop, the Solar-Powered High-Speed Future of Inter-City Transportation

[Chuck_Petras at selinc.com]

"As for safety? Musk has heard of it. ?There?s an emergency brake,? he 
says. ?Generally, though, the safe distance between the pods would be 
about 5 miles, so you could have about 70 pods between Los Angeles and San 
Francisco that leave every 30 seconds. It?s like getting a ride on Space 
Mountain at Disneyland.? Musk imagines that riding on the Hyperloop would 
be quite pleasant. ?It would have less lateral acceleration?which is what 
tends to make people feel motion sick?than a subway ride, as the pod banks 
against the tube like an airplane,? he says. ?Unlike an airplane, it is 
not subject to turbulence, so there are no sudden movements. It would feel 
supersmooth.?"

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