The hyperloop is still years away from actually launching, but today's trains are set to get a futuristic upgrade a lot sooner. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is partnering with Deutsche Bahn to develop a new "Innovation Train" that will combine hyperloop technology with more traditional transportation methods. Specifically, HTT is using some of the complementary...
Earlier this year, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced plans for a track that could link three major cities across Eastern Europe. Now the company’s main competitor, Hyperloop One, is eyeing the continent as well with new plans to install a system in Russia’s capital city. Hyperloop One announced the deal on Tuesday and says it’s looking into connecting Moscow’s current...
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies says it’s developed a new combination of materials to protect its high-speed pods, and it’s calling it Vibranium. Yup, just like the fictional metal used to create Captain America’s shield and plenty of other awesome technology in the Marvel universe. Unlike that Vibranium, which is mined from the earth, this version is a new type of carbon fiber...
When we talk about the Hyperloop, it’s usually on a pretty big scale. The futuristic mode of transportation could connect LA to San Francisco, NY to DC, or even multiple countries around Europe. But the same technology could also replace a city subway system at a fraction of the price, at least according to the CEO of one company working to make the Hyperloop a reality. Speaking at...
The first Hyperloop test tracks are set to open later this year, but we’re still years away from actually using the new technology as a form of human transportation. Now one company is claiming you could be traveling through a tube at mind-blowing speeds as soon as the year 2020. In an interview with CNBC, Transportation Technologies Inc. (HTI) founder Shervin Pishevar promised that...
Last weekend over 100 teams headed to Texas A&M for the first official hyperloop pod design competition, organized by Elon Musk and SpaceX. We talked to Seamus Cullinane, the design lead from Lehigh Hyperloop about the event, how he plans to move forward, and the future of the technology. Jacob Kleinman: You just got back from the first Hyperloop Pod Competition where you placed in...
The first Hyperloop pod competition took place over the weekend, with thousands of students competing to design the future of transportation at Texas A&M University. The race is just getting started, but we already have our first set of winning teams. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took home the top prize for Best Overall Design. Delft University of Technology from...
Inventor and smart human Elon Musk on Monday revealed alpha plans for his Hyperloop idea, a revolutionary transportation system that promises to shuttle people across great distances in very little time. It’s the most science fiction idea Musk has ever presented, yet the PayPal/Space X/Tesla founder is confident Hyperloop is very doable, and very affordable, too. Musk has already...
Whether Elon Musk is Iron Man is still up for debate. What’s inarguable, however, is that the Tesla Motors founder has something radical up his sleeve, something that could blur the line between fantasy and reality. And no, it’s not his SpaceX transport and tourism efforts. He has something firmly terrestrial in mind — a mind-bending, air-pressurized mode of travel that could blow...