@elbanditoroso Well it’s possible this could be implemented by another country such as China, Japan, or the United Arab Emirates as examples.
@rojo Being able to free up traffic on roadways for moving commerce between cities is one example that comes to mind. As populations continue to rise in the US, it will become very expensive to keep expanding existing interstate infrastructures, not to mention the efficiency and cost of moving people and goods via Hyperloop would be a major competitive advantage in the market.
Musk is also working on the personal transportation issue too. Tesla has been pushing forward, exceeding many people’s expectations. Right now they’re high-end luxury cars, but the intent is to continue to bring down costs over time with more affordable models, like the Tesla Model X and the model they intend to release after that one which should be priced around 30K.