Business super-brain Elon Musk has already become famous for his technological endeavors with SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Now, the entrepreneur is attempting to bring the next big thing to transportation by releasing details on his proposed hyperloop, which could move passengers at record speeds between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

"It would be great to have an alternative to flying or driving, but obviously only if it is actually better than flying or driving," Musk wrote. He then noted that passengers could zoom around without having to worry about a sonic boom, as "the pod can go just below the speed of sound relative to the air."

Musk believes that the Hyperloop will be able to get people from San Francisco to Los Angeles in about 30 minutes, and that's not even the best part. The ever-inventive businessman projects that the price of one ticket will only cost $20, easily beating any offerings via air or rail.

Surely, there must be a catch. Some people have questioned the safety of such a structure, wondering what would happen if it were to get out of control and the individual pods could not be stopped. 

"There's an emergency brake," Musk says. "Generally, though, the safe distance between the pods would be about 5 miles, so you could have about 70 pods between Los Angeles and San Francisco that leave every 30 seconds. It's like getting a ride on Space Mountain at Disneyland."

The Hyperloop pods travel through low-pressure tubes that minimize air resistance. They work similar to pneumatic devices by sucking in air that would then be used to levitate the pods and push them through the hundreds of miles of metal tubes.

Certainly, it's a bold idea. Musk seems confident that he has designed a functional prototype capable of delivering on all of the promises he has made. Experts have already started to evaluate the plan and are already pointing out possible problems. So far everything is still conjecture, but regardless, the concerns are legitimate.

"The biggest concern with this plan has to do with temperature. The pod will be compressing air and expelling it downwards and backwards. All that air compression creates an enormous amount of heat, which can damage the pod and its machinery," writes Sam Jaffe for the Navigant Research blog.

Musk has already responded to such criticism by stating that the pods would have water tanks to act as coolant mechanisms. Those tanks would release the accumulated steam whenever the pods finally came to the stop. It appears that the Tesla Motors CEO has an answer for everything.

Before Californians get too excited however, Musk has already said that he would not be dedicating his personal finances to the project. He is hoping that his detailed analysis will provide the proof someone else needs to undertake such a monumental task, one that will cost an estimated $6-10 billion.