JO LING KENT IN HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, WITH THE RESULTS OF
THAT. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
IMAGINE GOING FROM NEW YORK OR WASHINGTON, D.C. OR L.A. TO SAN
FRANCISCO, IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, IN ONE OF THESE GIANT VACUUM
TUBES. IT SEEMS VERY FUTURISTIC.
BUT ELON MUSK JUST GOT A STEP CLOSER, THANKS TO SOME OF THE
BEST ENGINEERS IN THE WORLD. THE RACE FOR THE FUTURE OF
TRAVEL IS MOVING FAST. ELAN MUSK IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO
HIS AMBITIOUS PLAN OF BUILDING HIS HIGH-SPEED, HYPERLOOP A
REALITY. HIS PLAN TO HAVE PEOPLE
TRAVELING IN A VACUUM TUBE, BROUGHT TEAMS TO A COMPETITION
AT SPACEX HEADQUARTERS. EACH BUILT THEIR PROTOTYPE PODS
THAT CAN CARRY HUMANS 700 MILES PER HOUR.
THE WINNER, A GERMAN TEAM, HIT MORE THAN 200 MILES PER HOUR.
>> WE HOPE THAT WHAT WE HAVE SHOWN CAN MOVE THE TECHNOLOGY
FURTHER, SO THE HYPERLOOP CAN BE A REALITY.
>> THIS IS ADVANCING THE STATE OF TRANSPORTATION.
TRYING NEW THINGS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE, THAT CAN
MAKE AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE'S LIVES.
>> Reporter: THE U.S./CANADIAN TEAM WAS IN SECOND PLACE.
THE CONTEST COMES ABOUT A MONTH AFTER MUSK TWEETED HE RECEIVED
VERBAL APPROVAL CONNECTING NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA,
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON, D.C. CONCEIVABLY THE TRIP FROM
NEW YORK TO D.C. COULD TAKE 29 MINUTES.
THAT SAME TRIP ON AN AMTRAK TRAIN RIGHT NOW, TAKES NEARLY
THREE HOURS. MUSK PROMISED SAN FRANCISCO TO
LOS ANGELES IN 30 MINUTES. AND A TEXAS LOOP AT NEARLY THE
SPEED OF SOUND. BUT APPROVAL IS NOT EXACTLY
FIRM. THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE
RESPONDING, WE BELIEVE OUR GREATEST SOLUTIONS HAVE OFTEN
COME FROM THE INGENUITY AND DRIVE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
BUT JUST LAST WEEK, MUSK RECEIVED AUTHORITY TO BUILD A
TWO-MILE TEST TRACK. PUSHING THE LIMITS OF HUMAN
TRAVEL, A PIPE DREAM THAT'S NOW IN FULL FORCE.
TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS SAY WE'RE PROBABLY SEVERAL YEARS AWAY FROM
SENDING OURSELVES DOWN THESE TUBES IN MAJOR CITIES.
BUT ELON MUSK, NOT LETTING THAT HOLD HIM BACK AT ALL.
HE'S PLANNING ANOTHER COMPETITION NEXT YEAR TO SEND
MORE SLEDS DOWN THIS TUBE. SHOWING NO SIGNS OF STOPPING.
>> WOW, JO. CAN YOU IMAG
