Elon Musk's Hyperloop could head to Europe before California

As two companies compete to make Hyperloop a reality, one looks to Slovakia as the first destination, ahead of the original Los Angeles to San Francisco rail plan

Take that Silicon Valley - Slovakia, a country at the heart of Europe, might become home to the first hi-tech Hyperloop train.

Dirk Ahlborn, chief executive officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), announced on Thursday that HTT has reached an agreement with the Slovakian government to explore building a local Hyperloop system. A transport system capable of speeds of up to 760mph (1,223kph).