flying that we all make. for many, many years there have been four modes of transportation moving humans around the globe — planes, trains, automobiles and boats. but now there might be another one coming into the mix. 0utside las vegas in the desert of nevada is the virgin hyperloop. this is a pod—based travel system that the company hopes will be the future of mass transit. the idea for this kind of travel was proposed in 2013 by tesla and spacex boss elon musk. the idea is quite simple — put people in a pod, put that pod in a tube, and shoot that pod down the tube at the speed of an aircraft. and that is exactly what the virgin hyperloop is working on making reality. it goes directly to your destination, doesn't stop at every place along the way, it does that electrically, autonomously and does it inside of a tube. click visited this spot