Elon Musk commented last week on the SpaceX-sponsored Hyperloop competition for engineering students, hinting that building tunnels for the technology is one of the trickiest pieces of the puzzle. The 2019 competition was conducted in a mile-long test tube, with teams trying to reach the highest speed possible and safely bring themselves to a stop.… Continue reading Musk May Hold Competition for Tunneling Tech
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Hyperloop One Nearly Hits 200 MPH in First Pod Tests
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Hyperloop One test pod reached a speed of 190 mph at the company’s vacuum tube test track. It was the first time the system had been tested with a pod – intended to carry people and cargo – not simply a sled. The test was celebrated on the company’s blog, including a video of… Continue reading Hyperloop One Nearly Hits 200 MPH in First Pod Tests
Hyperloop One Pushes Pod to 70 mph for ‘Kitty Hawk Moment’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hyperloop One announced today it has completed the first full-scale test of its magnetic levitation technology. The company sent a pod 100 feet at 70 mph, pulling 2 Gs. The event took place May 12 at the company’s test track in Nevada. The company’s co-founder Shervin Pishevar called the test the company’s “Kitty Hawk moment,”… Continue reading Hyperloop One Pushes Pod to 70 mph for ‘Kitty Hawk Moment’