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Hyperloop Company Conducts High-Speed Testing
Los Angeles-based startup Hyperloop One (H1) has completed the second phase of testing for its high-speed transportation pod on a track in the Nevada desert.
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Los Angeles-based startup Hyperloop One (H1) has completed the second phase of testing for its high-speed transportation pod on a track in the Nevada desert.
During the test, H1’s 28-ft pod reached a top speed of 192 mph through a tube over the 1,600-ft track. This allowed the company to test the system’s electric motor, controls, power electronics, custom magnetic levitation and guidance, pod suspension and vacuum system under high-speed conditions.
The hyperloop concept was proposed four years ago by Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk as a low-cost mass transit system that can run at speeds as high as 750 mph. The system features a pod levitated by magnets and accelerated by linear induction motors and air compressors inside a partial-vacuum tube.
H1 is one of several companies developing the technology, including Musk’s SpaceX venture. Commercial applications could begin in international markets by early next decade, the company predicts.
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