A car-sized sled powered by electromagnets rocketed to more than 100 miles (160 kph) an hour through the Nevada desert on Wednesday in what the Los Angeles company developing the technology said was the first successful test of a futurist transit system called hyperloop.
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One of those companies is Hyperloop One and just recently they held a public speed test which we’re happy to report was a huge success. The company is also participating in a feasibility study with Arcturan Sustainable Cargo of Los Angeles to determine how Hyperloop One can streamline the movement of containers from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to reduce congestion and pollution.
“It’s not just a faster train; it is an absolute on-demand experience”, he said during a presentation in Las Vegas. At the end of previous year, Hyperloop One acquired the land in Nevada to start building a complete full-scale prototype, which Lloyd estimates will be ready by the end of 2016. Musk hasn’t patented the idea (it wasn’t even his to begin with), which is why Hyperloop One not only tested a proof of concept today, but also changed its name.
It’s an investment that Hyperloop One’s leaders think could be made more easily in another country. This group of global consultants alludes to the fact that the first hyperloop will likely not be built in the U.S., but in a country with fewer regulatory restrictions.
“This is rad, and it’s going to get a lot radder from here”, said BamBrogan. Yesterday’s test was of the electromagnetic drive component – the propulsion system that could eventually propel capsules at speeds of around 760mph.
The vehicle, built by Hyperloop One (formerly Hyperloop Technologies), is meant to show off that the technology publicized by SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk, is viable.
Commenting on the recent developments, Rob Lloyd, CEO of Hyperloop One, revealed that the company is working with partners to create new benchmarks in the transportation sector.
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In Los Angeles, the company is testing various levitation methods, based on passive magnetic levitation technology, a version of which is now in use on high speed maglev trains in Europe and Asia. The competition will provide the technology while the competitors submit their comprehensive case of how that should be used in their location.
