CEO of Hyperloop One says Missouri is the front runner for futuristic travel tech

The CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One Jay Walder says Missouri is the front-runner to get the futuristic transportation technology first.

Our CEO Jay Walder is on the ground in Missouri for his first U.S. project visit. We are committed to bringing hyperloop to Missouri and are excited to continuing working with our partners to make it happen! Read more here: https://t.co/5occrHfm5H pic.twitter.com/AS5Bil8vCu

— Virgin Hyperloop One (@HyperloopOne) April 26, 2019

Related: Missouri Panel to study possibilities of Hyperloop between STL, KC

He says Missouri is the only state with a feasability study finished. 

I think the Hyperloop between St. Louis and Kansas City is a major waste of money, change my mind https://t.co/Oa8PTe95J3 #podcast

— Ryan Wrecker (@RyanWrecker) April 26, 2019

Hyperloop uses vacuum tubes and magnetic levitation technology to shoot passengers in a pod at 700 miles per hour. It would cut the commute between St. Louis and Kansas City to about 30 minutes.