Why tech billionaires suck at fixing transport
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Tech firms promise to revolutionize how we move from A to B. But their flashy inventions are often not much more than glorified buses – which are expensive, make traffic worse and suck up vital funds and attention. Why is big tech failing to fix transport?

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Reporter: Dave Braneck
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk, Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge

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Read More:
Elon Musk's original Hyperloop 2013 white paper: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/blog_images/hyperloop-alpha.pdf

Leaked Hyperloop One Docs Reveal The Startup Thirsty For Cash As Costs Will Stretch Into Billions:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2016/10/25/hyperloop-one-seeks-new-cash-amid-high-costs/#3430ac827854

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across America:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-boring-company-tunnel-traffic-11669658396

Why does it cost so much to build things in America?:
https://www.vox.com/22534714/rail-roads-infrastructure-costs-america

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:59 Traffic sucks
02:42 Flashy tech fixes
05:30 Is the hype real?
11:14 Real solutions
13:12 Outro
Category
Tech
Tags
DW, Deutsche Welle, Planet A
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