Still, the trip from there to Vegas would only take three to four hours including the 1.5 hour drive to Victorville, but that still doesn't sound nearly as nice as "well under two hours" for themaglev.
Such a system does have some obvious limitations when it comes to reaching areas not served by theMaglev, but the filmmakers thought of that too, and developed so-called off-grid cars exemplified by a red Lexus sports coupe in the movie.
The Siemens AG (SI) built Shanghai magnetic levitation train can reach top speeds of 267 miles per hour, according to passengers who have traveled on the Shanghai Maglev.
Maglev technology has been around for years as the propulsion method behind certain European and Asian trains, and basically involves using the Physics 101 properties of magnetic attraction and repulsion to provide an object with momentum.