First propulsion test of hyperloop high speed transportation system a success

Record ID: 104165

  • Title: First propulsion test of hyperloop high speed transportation system a success
  • Date: 11th May 2016
  • Summary: NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (MAY 11, 2016) (REUTERS) VIEW OF HYPERLOOP TEST
  • Embargoed: 26th May 2016 19:16
  • Keywords: hyperloop Hyperloop One test North Las Vegas Nevada propulsion Elon Musk
  • Location: NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
  • City: NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Science
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014HD8OQV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hyperloop One, a Los Angeles company working to develop futuristic transportation technology, conducted a successful test of its high speed transportation technology on Wednesday (May 11) in the desert outside Las Vegas.
    Hyperloop One is aiming to develop a hyperloop that would whisk passengers and cargo in pods through a low pressure tube at speeds of up to 750 miles per hour (1,207 km per hour).
    Maglev technology would levitate the pods to reduce friction in the city-to-city system, which would be fully autonomous and electric powered.
    Hyperloop One builds off a design by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who has suggested it would be cheaper, faster and more efficient than high speed rail projects, including the one currently being built in California.
    Early applications could center around ports - possibly replacing the trucks and trains that carry cargo from ships to factories and stores.
    Executives in Hyperloop One, formerly known as Hyperloop Technologies, include Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist well known for his investments in innovative companies like Uber and Airbnb, and Brogan BamBrogan, a former SpaceX engineer.
    Hyperloop One has competition in the space, including Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, a crowdsourced company that last month signed an agreement with the Slovakian government to build a hyperloop connecting Slovenia with Austria and Hungary.
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