A group of engineers, designers and entrepreneurs has been
working to turn one man's vision of zipping between Los Angeles
and San Francisco in half an hour into a reality.  Now that
group has a name: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc.
The newly minted company announced Thursday that it has secured
help from several high-tech firms and UCLA's architecture
school.  The Hyperloop concept was unveiled to much fanfare in
August. It involves shooting air-cushioned capsules full of
people through elevated tubes at the speed of sound.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk challenged the public to take
his idea and get it built since he's too busy with other
projects like electric car maker Tesla and rocket maker SpaceX.
The new company's leaders hope to create a Hyperloop prototype
by early 2015.