Five years ago, billionaire Elon Musk open-sourced his plan for a supersonic train-like thing. Today it's still a work in progress. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

Getting from place to place has always been a problem, and problems tend to inspire innovation. Cars, trains, planes, and even the humble boat exist because someone needed a better way of getting ...

First proposed by Elon Musk, the theoretical transportation system we call hyperloop would propel people- or cargo-filled pods over long distances through steel tubes. Magnetic levitation and big ...

The rail industry is increasingly embracing technology. Concepts such as automated, maglev and high-speed trains are now becoming a reality. One futuristic concept is the Hyperloop – an ...

This racing car can go from 0 to 100 km per hour in 3.9 seconds! It runs on electric power and has been built completely by students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. Members of team ...

Hyperloop is considered by many to be the future of transport. Credit: Zeleros Hyperloop. On 1 June, Spanish company Zeleros Hyperloop has announced the completion of a €7m financing round to foster a ...