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Hyperloop Test Track Ready for First Trial Run

posted by martyb on Saturday April 08 2017, @05:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the whoooooooosh! dept.

DBCubix writes:

The first tests of Elon Musk's revolutionary high-speed transport system could begin soon after Hyperloop One, one of 12 companies competing to make the idea a reality, completed its test track. The company has finished work on its 500 metre long testing tunnel, which is situated in the Nevada desert, near Las Vegas, and has a diameter of 3.3 meters. It is expected to run initial trials on the near-supersonic speed train in the first half of this year.

The development follows last month's news that Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, another competing company, has started building the first passenger capsule. The pods will be able to carry 28 to 40 passengers at a time and depart every 40 seconds, the company said. They could be ready as early as next year.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @07:53PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 08 2017, @07:53PM (#490948)

    Maybe they can prove once and for all the thundef00t's small scale test [...] does not apply in the case of a tube breach.

    Maybe you should volunteer for it, even though you've already seen the videos explaining that hyperloop is completely infeasible?