"This will be the world's first passenger-ready Hyperloop system," continued Ahlborn. "Everyone traveling on California's I-5 in 2016 will be able to see our activities from the freeway."
Within the next few weeks, HTT will also take soil samples, map out the terrain and determine where to position the pylons that will support the transportation tube. Kyree is a tech news writer for IGN. In a previous life, he talked about video games. Follow and talk to him about both of these things on Twitter @KyreeLeary.