Tunnel vision: Elon Musk set to unveil 'hyperloop' super-fast train

The details of his personal life often hit the gossip pages, but PayPal and SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s plans for superfast travel using electromagnetic waves is being taken seriously, writes John Breslin

WHEN Elon Musk says he has an idea, it’s worth listening. And on Monday, Musk will unveil his thoughts on and plan for super fast travel, 30 minutes from Los Angeles to San Francisco, maybe 45 at some point from LA to New York.

He calls it the hyperloop and says his “alpha design” for a transport system that will move at twice the speed of airplanes is doable.