As two companies compete to make Hyperloop a reality,one looks to Slovakia as the first destination, ahead of the original Los Angeles to San Francisco rail planTake that Silicon Valley – Slovakia, and a country at the heart of Europe,might become domestic to the first hi-tech Hyperloop train.Dirk Ahlborn, chief executive officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), and announced on Thursday that HTT has reached an agreement with the Slovakian government to explore building a local Hyperloop system. A transport system capable of speeds of up to 760mph (1,223kph).
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Source: theguardian.com