China has decided to get creative with mass transit. The so-called “Land Airbus” is a strange behemoth that combines a freeway, monorail, and Tesla idea all into one strange formation. Somewhere, Elon Musk is proud.
CHINA THE MAD GENIUS
Insanity and intellect are often mentioned in the same circles. China seems to display both proudly with the announcement of their Land Airbus. No, the name is not something that got lost in translation. China’s Land Airbus has that name because it will effectively utilize both land and air in hopes of solving their mass transit woes. Picture this. A car drives along a freeway when suddenly, a tunnel come up. The car drives underneath the tunnel but it’s actually not a tunnel at all. It’s an elevated transit system that is moving above the freeway and allowing cars to travel beneath it. For now, this concept is just a scale model but China hopes to bring it to full-size trial by August. One can’t help but think the invention was inspired by a similar Elon musk system in the U.S
ELON MUSK AND TESLA’S HYPERLOOP SYSTEM
While China’s Land Airbus system does seem to have some resemblance to Elon Musk’s Tesla Hyperloop System, there are few key differences. For one, Elon Musk’s proposed system isn’t limited to local transit like the Land Airbus will be. Also, Tesla’s take will require far more investment and infrastructure. Not to mention it will move at a higher speed. The Land Airbus is said to move at 37 mph while Elon Musk’s Hyperloop will reach at estimated 760 mph. Still, both methods seek to solve the pressing issue of mass transit in an increasingly congested world.
AIRLINES NEED TO CATCH UP
Other transit methods of the world seem to be on board with Tesla’s innovation, but airlines seem reluctant to change. It could be said that the in-flight technology has improved to help make the experience more enjoyable but it’s not an enjoyable flight that people want necessarily. Tesla’s Hyperloop will be a dark, underground joyless tunnel. No one will care though because they will get to their destination faster than ever. When it comes down to transportation, people just want it to be over with as soon as possible so we can then enjoy the destination. The plane isn’t the destination so stop acting like airlines.
