Do you think hyperloop one will come to fruition?

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Hyperloop is a new way to move people or things anywhere in the world quickly, safely, efficiently, on-demand and with minimal impact to the environment. The system uses electric propulsion to accelerate a passenger or cargo vehicle through a tube in a low pressure environment. The autonomous vehicle levitates slightly above the track and glides at faster-than-airline speeds over long distances. We eliminate direct emissions, noise, delay, weather concerns and pilot error. It’s the next mode of transportation.

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When Hyperloop One co-founder Brogan BamBrogan quit the company last week, it prompted plenty of questions. After all, the prodigious former SpaceX engineer walked away from a startup that he'd built just when things were getting exciting. Now, Buzzfeed is claiming to have seen court documents that say BamBrogan's departure was down to harassment from the company's former legal counsel. The report believes that the co-founder has filed a restraining order against Afshin Pishevar, apparently citing threats of violence and stalking. The issue is more complicated since Afshin Pishevar is the brother of Hyperloop One's other co-founder, Shervin Pishevar.

Hyperloop One has done more than anyone to bring legitimacy to Elon Musk's initial concept of mass transit via vacuum tubes. Brogan BamBrogan brought along a pedigree of success, having previously designed SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The combination between him and Pishevar, a Silicon Valley billionaire who has backed Uber, AirBnB and Warby Parker, seemed irresistible. According to Buzzfeed's anonymous sources, this partnership is no more and a high-profile lawsuit is also on its way. We, naturally, reached out to Hyperloop One, but company representatives declined to comment at this time.

It couldn't come at a worse time, since such lawsuits are often expensive, time-consuming distractions that are likely to derail Hyperloop's progress.

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