We are about to cross a chasm in a few days, both in a virtual sense and on the calendar. We’ll switch over to 2016, but we’ll also see some major advancements in technology next year — some of which might debut as early as Q1 or even right away in January. Here are the innovations I’m expecting will happen in 2016.

1. The Hyperloop will become fully operational

There’s a good chance the first Hyperloop train, which uses air to speed you along in a tube at 600-mph, could become operational by the end of 2016. One company is already starting to build a test track and plan to make it work in a small section by March. It’s amazing to think that Elon Musk’s original vision for the next mode of transportation, speeding you from LA to Vegas in 20 minutes, could happen. I plan to be one of the first passengers.

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