Who wants to travel like this? Looks like being locked in an MRI tube. And those "pods" are supposed to travel at 2 minute intervals. And the general public is supposed to settle down with all their belongings and get ready to exit that quickly? And about the costs: Mr. Musk's estimate of the total land acquisition costs alone is only 1 billion, where as the cost of acquiring lands for the California high speed train is 7 billion! I think Mr. Musks total costs are pure fantasy. The whole concept seems to be a hyper loopy idea!