Hyperloop One announced 10 global routes that it considers to have the most potential for implementation of the hyperloop high-speed transportation technology, and Missouri is not one of them.

“While Missouri’s Kansas City-St. Louis route was not included in the list of 10, it is still considered by Hyperloop One as a finalist in the global competition,” said MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna.

The Hyperloop One Global Challenge was a worldwide competition for Hyperloop One to identify the best Hyperloop routes to start constructing.

Four corridors that were selected are in the United States: Cheyenne-Denver, Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh, Miami-Orlando and Dallas-Houston.

The Hyperloop is a verging method of underground transportation. Movement is caused by electric propulsion through a tube. People and cargo  travel by magnetic levitation and as fast as a plane.

The system is fully autonomous and has no carbon emissions. Because it is underground, it does not impede traffic or disturb landscapes or wildlife, Hyperloop One reports.

“MoDOT was told the Hyperloop One Global Challenge judges and engineers were impressed by the quality of the KC-St. Louis proposal and feel an opportunity exists for collaboration to further develop the potential of the corridor.

“We are excited about the possibility of future discussions with the Hyperloop One team and how this innovative technology could benefit the citizens and economy of Missouri in the future,” he said.