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posted by n1 on Friday July 14 2017, @09:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the levitating-shopping-carts dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Hyperloop One claims that its prototype ultra-fast train has completed a first full systems test in a vacuum, reaching a speed of 70 mph. The sled was able to magnetically levitate on the track for 5.3 seconds and “reached nearly 2Gs of acceleration,” according to the company.

The test was conducted privately but Hyperloop One offered some video that included footage from testing. Based on that footage plus a few seconds of additional b-roll shared with media, a lightweight skeleton sled uses a linear motor to accelerate, levitates briefly, and then comes to a halt as the brakes are applied.

Hyperloop One was created as an answer to a challenge from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who wrote a white paper envisioning a mode of transportation that would send pods at speeds greater than 700mph using a low-friction environment and levitation using air bearings.

Source: Ars Technica


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  • (Score: 2) by YeaWhatevs on Friday July 14 2017, @03:24PM (2 children)

    by YeaWhatevs (5623) on Friday July 14 2017, @03:24PM (#539149)

    Then they hit... well, you know

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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday July 14 2017, @03:38PM (1 child)

    by Thexalon (636) on Friday July 14 2017, @03:38PM (#539158)

    Nothing in particular, because they don't have the requisite 1.21 jiggawatts going into the flux capacitor.

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    • (Score: 2, Funny) by YeaWhatevs on Friday July 14 2017, @05:35PM

      by YeaWhatevs (5623) on Friday July 14 2017, @05:35PM (#539218)

      Well then what the hell are they building that giant battery for in Austrailia for?