South Korea signs on to build full-scale Hyperloop

Considering that just four years ago it was an idea cooked up by a busy billionaire in his spare time, today the Hyperloop is gaining serious traction in all corners of the globe. One of the startups vying to make it a reality, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), has announced a partnership with the South Korean government and local universities to build the world's first full-scale Hyperloop system.

HTT may be setting out to build the world's first Hyperloop, but it is no sure thing

First described by Elon Musk in a 2013 white paper, the Hyperloop system would see passengers and cargo shuttled through underground near-vacuum tubes at close to the speed of sound

A South Korean Hyperloop could see passengers travel between Seoul and Busan in less than 20 minutes

The Hyperloop is gaining serious traction in all corners of the globe

A South Korean Hyperloop could see passengers travel between Seoul and Busan in less than 20 minutes