Roadable aircraft like the Terrafugia Transition may not be the only option for convenient, high-speed travel in the future.  ET3 (Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies) claims magnetic levitation could make a six-hour trip around the world possible in the next decade.  

Roadable aircraft like the Terrafugia Transition may not be the only option for convenient, high-speed travel in the future.  ET3 (Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies) claims magnetic levitation could make a six-hour trip around the world possible in the next decade.