The Fundings and Failing of Hyperloop One

Hyperloop One (aka Virgin Hyperloop or Virgin Hyperloop One) was an American transportation technology company that worked to commercialize the high-speed travel concept called the Hyperloop, a variant of the vacuum train. Hyperloop One had raised $450 million to develop a hypersonic train concept. The high speed vacuum train concept was originally by Elon Musk …

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Elon Ten Kilometer Vacuum Hyperloop Tunnel and 35 Kilometer Saudi Hyperloop Test Track

Elon Musk tweeted that a 10-kilometer hyperloop track with a full vacuum tunnel and a curve will be built. It will be built by The Boring Company with SpaceX. They currently have a 1.6 km (1 mi) track. Elon Musk indicates that they will have the 10-kilometer track by next year. Virgin Hyperloop One and …

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Hyperloop Technologies will start building in Abu Dhabi in about 10 months

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT, HTT) and Dar Al-Handasah (founding member of the Dar Group) will bring the Abu Dhabi commercial hyperloop system to reality in 2019. Construction of the Hyperloop commercial track is targeted to begin in Q3 2019. Dar Al-Handasah joins the project as design lead and as the latest investor in HyperloopTT. Dar …

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Boring Company 3 mile long 150mph hyperloop subway to Dodger stadium could be carrying paying passengers at the end of 2019

The Boring Company is proposing to build Dugout Loop, a zero-emissions, high-speed, underground public transportation system from the Los Feliz, East Hollywood, or Rampart Village neighborhoods (“western terminus”) to Dodger Stadium in the City of Los Angeles. The Dugout Loop will help reduce traffic problems in Los Angeles and it will be an operational proof …

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Elon Musk to build high speed hyperloop to from downtown Chicago to airport

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. has won a bid to build a multibillion-dollar high-speed express train to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. We’re really excited to work with the Mayor and the City to bring this new high-speed public transportation system to Chicago! https://t.co/cL1e0YfZSw — The Boring Company (@boringcompany) June 14, 2018 It is unclear exactly what …

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SpaceX Hyperloop will try to accelerate to 384 mph and brake on 1200 meter test track

Elon Musk tweeted that the SpaceX/Tesla hyperloop will try to reach half the speed of sound and brake within the 1200 meter test track. The pod has already reached over 220 mph (355 kph) and will try to reach 384 mph (500 kph). Upgraded SpaceX/Tesla Hyperloop pod speed test soon. Will try to reach half …

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Cost efficient ET3 Vacuum tube trains will be better than Hyperloop, cars, trains and planes

Closing the infrastructure gap before the year 2050 by strengthening existing infrastructure with ET3 is entirely feasible and it can be achieved in three coordinated phases: 1) bringing ET3 to maturity, including full-scale commercial deployment (2-5 years); 2) expanding ET3 networks around the globe at national levels (30 years); 3) connecting national ET3 networks into …

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