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What is the point of the Hyperloop?
The Hyperloop is a hypothetical new fast transport system between cities, which works by launching pods that carry people through a very low air pressure tunnel. The Hyperloop reduces friction between the pods and the tunnel by supporting the pod on a cushion of air.
Why was the Hyperloop invented?
[1] Reportedly, Musk became interested in high-speed, efficient travel after researching California’s high-speed rail project and marveling at how slow and expensive it would be (record-setting in both regards).
How does Hyperloop technology operate?
With hyperloop, vehicles, called pods, accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube. The pod floats along the track using magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag.
How does Hyperloop solve the current transportation problems?
➨The technology offers very fast speed of transportation which is twice that of aircraft. ➨It has very low power consumption. ➨It is low cost transportation system on long run. ➨It is immune to bad weather conditions.
Who is inventing the Hyperloop?
Elon Musk
In 2013, Elon Musk, the famed entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, came up with an idea for a vacuum-and-maglev-powered super-fast train that would travel through a tube. It would be called the Hyperloop.
When was Hyperloop proposed?
While Musk first mentioned the hyperloop in 2012 at an event organised by technology publication PandoDaily, it was only in August 2013 that he revealed the first design.
Who introduced Hyperloop?
Where will first Hyperloop be built?
Besides Virgin, the companies working out the hurdles of this transportation method include the Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT), a U.S.-based startup that signed an agreement in China to build a test track, Hardt Hyperloop in the Netherlands and TransPod, a Canadian company.