Articles tagged “elon musk”

Ground Transport

Hyperloop One to Shut Down, Ending Its Vision for ‘Frictionless’ Transport

Commercial considerations doomed high-speed freight company Hyperloop One, which featured tech that attracted the interest of Elon Musk and Richard Branson. The company is dead, but the dream lives on.

Aatreyee Dasgupta and Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru, Reuters | 4 months ago

Hyperloop One to Shut Down, Ending Its Vision for ‘Frictionless’ Transport

Online Travel

Expedia, Airbnb and Uber Stop Advertising on Elon Musk’s X

These advertising blocks aren't necessarily long-term decisions so these brands could be back on X at some point when this controversy fades.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Expedia, Airbnb and Uber Stop Advertising on Elon Musk’s X

Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships to Install Elon Musk’s SpaceX Internet

Starlink's expansion is one significant step for SpaceX, and hopefully a giant leap for Royal Caribbean Group passengers.

Praveen Paramasivam and Eva Mathews, Reuters | 2 years ago

Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships to Install Elon Musk’s SpaceX Internet

Tourism

Space Tourism for the Elite Advances With Japan Billionaire’s Trip

Yusaku Maezawa reportedly paid about $1.9 billion for the space voyage, a trial run of sorts for a moon orbit of on an Elon Musk's SpaceX vehicle, slated for 2023. You can scoff at space tourism for now, but in a decade it could be a thing in ultra-luxury travel.

Shamil Zhumatov, Alexander Marrow and Sam Nussey, Reuters | 2 years ago

Space Tourism for the Elite Advances With Japan Billionaire’s Trip

Ground Transport

Details of the Hyperloop Design Finally Unveiled by Elon Musk

If nothing else, Hyperloop gets the conversation rolling on the future of transportation and has the ability to spark other ideas that could one day be practical, improved alternatives to high-speed rail and highways. Just don't expect to see its construction in California any time soon.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Details of the Hyperloop Design Finally Unveiled by Elon Musk

Ground Transport

Elon Musk’s future of transport Hyperloop design is coming Aug 12

Whatever Hyperloop will be, it will be the most anticipated transportation launch in decades.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Elon Musk plans a whole new kind of transportation called Hyperloop

No one can accuse Elon Musk of thinking small, post Tesla and SpaceX. And we're eager to know what this fifth mode of transportation could be.

Skift | 11 years ago