SpaceX is delaying its Hyperloop pod contest until 2017

SpaceX finally announced the date of its hotly anticipated Hyperloop pod competition: January 2017. The contest was initially planned for the summer of 2016, but SpaceX said it was pushing it to next year after several of the teams requested more time to complete their pods.
"We know everyone is really excited to show off their designs, but many have also told us that you'd like more time to refine your designs," the announcement posted on SpaceX’s website reads. "We’ve listened to t