New Atlas
August 02, 2022
Faster than a jet plane and about half the price. Yes, it’s another hyperloop-style vacuum-tube train – this time from Canada. TransPod says it’s started preliminary construction on a tube that’ll fire you from Calgary to Edmonton in 45 minutes.
Unveiled last week in Toronto, the TransPod FluxJet is more than just a masterclass in bicapitalization. This ultra-high-speed ground transport system promises “groundbreaking innovations in propulsion,” clean energy compatibility, and “technological leaps in contactless power transmission and a new field of physicals called veillance flux.”