The vehicle coasted above the first portion of the track for 5.3 seconds using magnetic levitation and reached nearly 2Gs of acceleration, while achieving the Phase 1 target speed of 70mph.
[Video] Badgerloop's success travels fast
The UW-Madison Badgerloop Team was selected by SpaceX to participate in the first-ever Hyperloop prototype as part of the Hyperloop Pod Competition. As one of 30 international design teams they will present and test a scaled prototype at the mile-long test track in Hawthorne, Calif. Published on Dec 6, 2016