The first step has been made. Hyperloop One (formerly Hyperloop Technologies) has showed to a live audience in Nevada that their technology can built the fastest terrestrial mode of transportation. In Nevada, a propulsion test sled touched 100 miles per hour in a few seconds #todaymagic
In Las Vegas, audiences watched how all the hype in Hyperloop was justified. The company showed their technology can indeed propulse passengers and cargos; that said, there is still the issue of the steel tube.
The big idea is to enclose the system in a tube where near vacuum can be produced. The lack in air pressure allows vehicles to move incredibly fast, so a trip from San Francisco to L.A. shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes.
So far, Hyperloop One has partnered up with engineering company AECOM to start using the system for cargo, but soon, you might see real people boarding Hyperloop in Scandinavia. FS Links has already started a feasibility study with Hyperloop One to link cities from Sweden and Finland. All that remains is for governments to back up the transportation system, from a legal and financial point of view. Easier said than done, indeed.
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