A rendering of a Hyperloop in Los Angeles. HTT Wouldn’t it be great to be able to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a half hour for only $30?

If the Hyperloop comes to fruition, that may become a reality.

The Hyperloop, first proposed by Elon Musk, is a mode of transportation that works by shooting pods full of people through vacuum sealed tubes at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour.

Musk isn't actually working on building one but made the plans public so other companies could test the concept.

One of those companies is Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. On Thursday, the Los Angeles-based company announced that it would start construction on a test track in May 2016 with the goal of transporting people by 2018.

There are many challenges any company building a Hyperloop has to overcome — technological issues, regulatory requirements, and land-use issues — and we're still years and years away from a Hyperloop network that would connect.

But that didn't stop HTT from releasing a video that depicts how much time a Hyperloop would save someone getting from her home in Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Check it out the video and keep scrolling to see a breakdown of the highlights: