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Hyperloop February 2023

First human passengers travel in BIG-designed Virgin Hyperloop pod

For the first time, two human passengers have travelled in one of Virgin's levitating hyperloop capsules, which was sent at 100 miles per hour through a near-airless tunnel in the Nevada desert. Josh Giegel, CTO and co-founder of Virgin Hyperloop, and Sara Luchian, Virgin Hyperloop's director of passenger experience, were the[...]

Hyperloop February 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects set to design Italian Hyperloop system

London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has signed an try-on to develop a Hyperloop high-speed transport system wideness Italy. The studio spoken that it will be collaborating with Hyperloop Italia to diamond the "next phase of works" for a planned near-supersonic network in the country. "We are looking forward to collaborating with Hyperloop Italia; marrying[...]

Hyperloop February 2023

"Hyperloop is all hype" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are debating the minutiae of a Hyperloop high-speed transport system in Italy. Zaha Hadid Architects has signed an try-on to develop the near-supersonic network, collaborating with Hyperloop Italia to diamond the "next phase of works". "This is not going to be built" Readers are divided. "This is[...]

Hyperloop October 2022

Hyperloop pod competition yields a few outstanding models, tunnel announcement

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Hyperloop October 2022

The high-performance computing that made one Hyperloop teams pod possible

Enlarge / Engineering dean Gregory Washington (right) and the HyperXite hairdo proudly flank their entry in an early 2017 Hyperloop Pod Competition. (credit: Steve Zylius / UCI) Here at Ars, when we write well-nigh assembling computing clusters in the cloud, it[...]

Hyperloop October 2022

Photos of the 11ft-diameter Hyperloop test track under construction in Nevada

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Hyperloop October 2022

70 mph and 5.3 seconds of magnetic levitation: Hyperloop One hits a milestone

built for an older competition, although this one is wider and shorter than SpaceX's."/> Enlarge / From early 2017, the Hyperloop One test track looked a lot like the one SpaceX built for an older competition, although this one is wider and shorter[...]

Hyperloop October 2022

NY-DC Hyperloop tunnel? Musk tweets about vague verbal govt approval [Update]

Enlarge (credit: The Boring Company) Elon Musk has been talking well-nigh The Boring Company, his tunnel-digging endeavor, for months now. Today, he tweeted, “Just received verbal govt clearance for The Boring Company to build an underground NY-Phil-Balt-DC Hyperloop. NY-DC in 29 mins.” Ars[...]

Hyperloop October 2022

Hyperloop One announces 10 routes it will study, partners with Colorado DOT

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Hyperloop October 2022

Elon Musks Boring Company is digging a 10-mile tunnel in Maryland

Enlarge / A hyperloop test track built outside SpaceX headquarters. (credit: Megan Geuss) On Thursday, Maryland officials gave Elon Musk’s Boring Visitor permission to dig a 10.1-mile tunnel “beneath the state-owned portion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, between the Baltimore municipality[...]

Hyperloop October 2022