That would happen by the end of the year in a best case scenario, said Hyperloop One, which had been called Hyperloop Technologies until Tuesday. The other company, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, hopes to break ground on its own track at the end of the year. But on the eve of its test in Nevada, Hyperloop One announced that it would study placing hyperloops in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. People walk through a Hyperloop tube after the first test of a propulsion system. Passenger travel on a hyperloop wouldn’t come until the early 2020s, according to Hyperloop One.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 11, 2016 16:59 UTC