The Race to Build the World's First Hyperloop

[Applause] with passengers sitting in pots that travel at airline speed through sealed tubes using electric propulsion and magnetic levitation Hyperloop has been touted as the fastest way to cross the surface of the earth slashing journey times between major cities from several hours to a matter of minutes 3 2 1 fire when it was first conceived by Elon Musk in 2013 the idea was deliberately open sourced and companies around the world were invited to develop the technology since then billionaires engineers and governments have all competed to open the first operational system facing fundamental questions about the concepts viability conducting cutting-edge engineering investing billions of dollars navigating extraordinary economic and political challenges and all with the greatest transportation leap for a generation at stake this is the race to build the world's first Hyperloop [Music] few countries seem more likely to build the first Hyperloop system than India arguably leading the pack having constructed the world's first full-scale test track in the Nevada desert virgin Hyperloop one saw their proposal to build a 10 billion US dollar routes between Pinay and Mumbai declared an official public imperative projects in 2019 while some 75 million passenger journeys are made between the two cities each year the number is likely to hit 130 million by 2026 a Hyperloop system would cut the three and a half hour car journey down to just 35 minutes despite an intent agreements being signed and public procurement commencing a change of state governments or the products put on hold in early 2020 concerns were raised about India pioneering the first system when investments were needed in other forms of transport however the idea has not been scrapped altogether and Sir Richard Branson has subsequently met with india's union transport minister to propose another route connecting New Delhi with Mumbai vying with India to open the first system Saudi Arabia is also in fast talks with virgin Hyperloop one with the company preparing to build a manufacturing plant and 35 kilometer test track north of Jeddah the country also recently agrees to reprieve visibility study on the use of Hyperloop systems the first to be carried out at a national level anywhere in the world Saudi Arabia's aim is to connect the major Gulf cities and mabel 45 million passengers each year to reach them in under an hour with solar panels on the tubes exterior such a project would fit with the United Arab Emirates strategy for 50 percent clear G by 2050 but virgin Hyperloop one face his competition in the deserts Hyperloop transportation technologies is also planning a system in the Middle East and has proposed a six billion US dollar 150 kilometer route between Dubai and Abu Dhabi that would put the cities within 15 minutes of each other the firm which has its own a full-scale test track in France has announced plans to begin passenger trials later in 2020 with work on commercial operations expected to begin in 2023 but while it's Middle Eastern plans look promising Hyperloop TT's best chance of winning the race lies in the United States in late 2019 the firm worked with the Northeast Ohio area wind coordinating agency or no occur to release what they claimed to be the most extensive Hyperloop feasibility study to date boldly proposing to link Chicago with Cleveland and Pittsburgh the Great Lakes corridor sees tens of millions of journeys made between the cities and significant passenger and freight expansion is projected over the next 25 years a Hyperloop journey from Chicago to Cleveland would take just over half an hour providing a huge boost to the Midwest region and potentially creating a unified labor market where people could live in one city would work in another the project is now moving on to an environmental impact assessments and pending its outcome and approval by several government agencies including the US Department of Transportation Hyperloop tt hopes to have the route operational by 2028 elsewhere in North America proposals to construct a Hyperloop between Mexico City and Guadalajara cutting the 6-hour cart journey down to 38 minutes one a virgin Hyperloop one competition in 2017 but have been slower to gain traction while some developers have been working in competition others have actively collaborators the first few months of 2020 saw a joint technical committee named JT c20 formed in Europe this focused on developing common approaches to Hyperloop across the continent the Alliance includes netherlands-based hot Hyperloop hyper Poland transport a Canadian firm with offices in Italy and France and Zeller Ross of Spain a network of research centers is set to begin operating across these countries in the next few years hot Hyperloop is leading the way with its only European hype loop center with construction due to complete in 2022 according to Hart the center will house the first high-speed test track in Europe and laboratory where developers can share knowledge on standards safety and passenger experience Hart also plans to have its own 10 to 15 kilometer route built by 2023 and aims to operate commercial lines by 2028 a target that it admits is ambitious Pott envisions a future where every major european city is connected by Hyperloop and where journeys between key hubs such as amsterdam and frankfurt become easily computable by encouraging joined up thinking from several innovators across the continent and with the construction of research centers and test sites gathering pace the chances of the first Hyperloop emerging in europe should not be discounted for a technology that Elon Musk once said would deliver a smooth as glass passenger experience Hyperloop has so far been a bumpy ride but with breakthroughs now being made on technology in testing and with growing government support the prospect of the world's first Hyperloop system welcoming passengers in the next decade is no longer just a 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Length: 7min 39sec (459 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 29 2020