Elon Musk finally published details about "Hyperloop" - way to travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles at the fraction of the cost of the system California is building now. In essence, this will be elevated tube, sending aluminum pods through.
Details here:
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/hyperloop
and here:
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/blog_images/hyperloop-alpha.pdf
Details here:
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/hyperloop
and here:
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/blog_images/hyperloop-alpha.pdf