They were invented decades ago.

They have fewer moving parts than wheelbois.

They require less maintenance.

There’s obviously some bottleneck in expanding maglev technology, but what is it?

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    Still means 0.5 bar overpressure if something breaks, which is deadly. Also the proposed pressure for the Hyperloop was 0.1 atmospheres iirc. If there is a weakness in the tube it will fail catastrophically and a pressure wave kills anyone in it. Watch the video where the mythbusters implode that huge tank.

    You basically bring a lot of the problems with space travel down to earth.

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      "vacuum tube doesnt automatically mean conditions on a spacecraft in sci-fi "

      Half atmosphere is less pressure difference than normal passenger planes.

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          Its the same? Pressurized cabin in a lower pressure environment

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            The problem is the high pressure environment outside the low pressure environment