Show-Me Hyperloop Vaporware Kaput

Credit to our blog community on this one . . .

Even found a link to one of our prognostications back in 2019 . . . 

HERE AT TKC WE'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT HYEPRLOOP WAS MOSTLY VAPORWARE HYPE!!!

What was always so frustrating is that local reporting merely copied press release hype and didn't offer much JUSTIFIED skepticism. 

Here's the recent aftermath . . . Again, thanks to TKC READERS for giving us a gentle nudge for a follow-up post on this bit of tech FAIL . . .

"The company is selling off its assets, closing down its offices, and laying off employees. It will formally close at the end of the year, at which point all of its intellectual property will shift to its majority stakeholder, major Dubai port operator DP World. Whoever buys the test track in the Nevada desert will have one hell of a Slip ‘N Slide if they want it."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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