NYC to DC in 30 Minutes? Elon Musk Claims Verbal OK for Hyperloop

Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the new Tesla Model X Crossover SUV on

Sept. 29, 2015, in Fremont, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Editor's Note: This story was updated at 5:10 p.m. E.T. Elon Musk recently announced on Twitter that he had received "verbal government approval" for his Boring Company to build a superfast Hyperloop transit system that would take people from New York to Washington, D.C., in just under 30 minutes. The extremely rapid transit he's envisioning will stop in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Musk said in a Twitter post, adding that each of these stops would be at the city center, with about a dozen entry and exit elevators for each city.