Musk’s SpaceX Hyperloop Test Facility Is Demolished To Make Way For Parking Lot

SpaceX’s Hyperloop has made a swift exit from its test site with the demolition of its facility to make way for a new employee parking lot.
 
Before Hyperloop was torn down, the tunnel used to stand one mile long and 12 feet wide, and was located right by Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Los Angeles. It was initially erected to test a new form of transportation through hyperspeed trains—a futuristic take on modern infrastructure that might be hitting the brakes all too soon.
 
While one might see this as a sign that the project has been sidelined due to its fantastical ideas of traveling at supersonic speeds, other moves made by Musk and his company Boring Company might suggest otherwise, according to Bloomberg’s Erik Wright.

 
Earlier this year, Musk was granted permission to build a network of tunnels beneath Las Vegas. In 2021, the company pitched to bring the transportation system to Texas and Miami. 
 
In support of this, My San Antonio announced that Musk had recently invested millions of dollars in bringing the Boring Company headquarters down to Austin, Texas. In addition, SpaceX has also taken over Boca Chica, Texas. 
 
While the tunnel’s closure might herald a pause in the project, Musk is known never to give up that easily—see Twitter and the multiple lawsuits, which still ended up with him buying it anyway. So, if anything, this could signify that the business is moving away from Hawthorne and down to Lone Star State instead.
 
 
 
[via Gizmodo and Bloomberg, Photo 167115108 © Andreistanescu | Dreamstime.com]