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Hyperloop One mark's first successful full test of high-speed system

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.

July 14, 2017
Hyperloop One mark's first successful full test of high-speed system

In addition to announcing the private test, Hyperloop One also unveiled the prototype of its Pod that will work within the integrated system. Photo: Hyperloop One

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In addition to announcing the private test, Hyperloop One also unveiled the prototype of its Pod that will work within the integrated system. Photo: Hyperloop One

Hyperloop One announced the successful completion of the world's first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment. This test was Phase 1 of a multi-Phase program and was privately conducted on May 12, 2017 at the company's test track, "DevLoop," in the Nevada Desert.

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.

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The company is now entering the next campaign of testing, which will target speeds of 250 mph.

"Hyperloop One has accomplished what no one has done before by successfully testing the first full scale Hyperloop system. By achieving full vacuum, we essentially invented our own sky in a tube, as if you're flying at 200,000 feet in the air," said Shervin Pishevar, co-founder/executive chairman of Hyperloop One.

In this historic moment, Hyperloop One tested all the system's components, including its highly efficient motor, vehicle suspension, magnetic levitation, electromagnetic braking, vacuum pumping system and more, proving the full system's components operate successfully as a single integrated unit in a vacuum. Nearly 200 engineers, fabricators, welders, etc. dedicated thousands of hours to make this test successful.

Using electromagnetic propulsion and magnetic levitation, the Pod will transport passengers and cargo inside the tube. Photo: Hyperloop One

In addition to announcing the private test, Hyperloop One also unveiled the prototype of its Pod that will work within the integrated system. Using electromagnetic propulsion and magnetic levitation, the Pod will transport passengers and cargo inside the tube. Hyperloop One's Pod is the only vehicle in the world that, with the company's proprietary linear electric motor, achieves autonomous high-speed propulsion and levitation in a controlled low-pressure environment. Made of structural aluminum and a lightweight carbon fiber, the shell measures 28 feet long.

Hyperloop One will continue to run tests at DevLoop in the coming months to validate its next-generation components and software. The next phase of testing will showcase the Pod gliding along a longer track at faster speeds.

"Hyperloop One will move people and things faster than at any other time in the world," continued Pishevar. "With Hyperloop One, the world will be cleaner, safer and faster. It's going to make the world a lot more efficient and will impact the ways our cities work, where we live and where we work. We'll be able to move between cities as if cities themselves are metro stops."

To view the historical test and never-before-seen b-roll from DevLoop, click here. 

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