Receipt
Filed April 29, 2026
The short version
Elon Musk predicted on August 12, 2013: “Hyperloop pods could carry passengers between LA and SF in 30 minutes at 760 mph.” Verdict: Missed it. The prediction clearly failed. By 2026, no operational Hyperloop exists for passengers on the LA-SF route, nor has the technology achieved the predicted speeds, with full commercial deployment still years away and only limited test…
Prediction by
Elon Musk
On August 12, 2013
“Hyperloop pods could carry passengers between LA and SF in 30 minutes at 760 mph.”
Follow-up
The prediction clearly failed. By 2026, no operational Hyperloop exists for passengers on the LA-SF route, nor has the technology achieved the predicted speeds, with full commercial deployment still years away and only limited test progress reported (sources: [1], [2], [4], [6]).
Original source
Hyperloop Alpha whitepaper (SpaceX, Aug 2013)Topics
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