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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

Hyperloop One reveals 1st images of Nevada development site

Company unveiled images for "DevLoop" during the Middle East Rail conference held in Dubai.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2017

UW-Madison team wins Innovation Award in Hyperloop competition

The team competed against 30 teams from colleges and universities from around the world in the second phase of SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod competition.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2016

Self-driving electric buses part of Tesla's future, CEO says

Elon Musk says that the electric buses of the future should be smaller than the current ones, to decrease traffic congestion, with the interior of the buses redesigned to increase passenger areal density.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2016

MIT reveals Hyperloop pod design

The pod utilizes a passive magnetic levitation system that incorporates two arrays of 20 neodymium magnets, according to MIT Hyperloop's website.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffMay 29, 2015

[Photos] Hyperloop concept images

The Hyperloop concept, developed by entrepreneur Elon Musk, is a mass-transportation system that can transport passengers between San Fransisco and Los Angeles in less than 40 minutes. Passengers would ride in aluminum pods in sealed tubes, traveling at speeds of up to 800 mph.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2015

Hyperloop developer wants to offer free trips during off-peak hours

CEO Alhorn, who says that he took inspiration for his pricing strategy from video games that use a freemium model, wants "to make [Hyperloop] something you use every single day many times."

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2015

Hyperloop to build full-scale track next year

The Quay Valley, Calif. Hyperloop track will be built using HTT’s tube, capsule and station models. It will be instrumental in optimizing passenger system needs — such as loading, departure and safety considerations — to ensure Hyperloop is ready for larger-scale operation.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2014

Hyperloop designs, core team members announced

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. Announces New Designs, Crowdstorming Document and Core Team

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2014

Grad students explore feasibility of Hyperloop system

From a design standpoint, one of the biggest challenges is how to integrate Hyperloop stations into the urban environment so people can travel to and from them quickly without waiting before boarding and take off like they do at airports, according to the report.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2013

Hyperloop visionary unveils high-speed pod plans

System would transport people via aluminum pods enclosed inside of steel tubes that would travel up to 800 miles per hour.

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