A Conversation with Marco Villa, Adviser to the Hyperloop Next-Generation Transportation System

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A Conversation with Marco Villa, Adviser to the Hyperloop Next-Generation Transportation System

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In this June 2014 Distinguished Speakers Series event, Marco Villa joins Bill Welser, research department director of RAND's Engineering and Applied Sciences Department, for a conversation on the Hyperloop next-generation transportation system.

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Jun 24, 2014

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A Conversation with Marco Villa, Adviser to the Hyperloop Next-Generation Transportation System

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