Imagine travelling non-stop up to 1080 km per hour above land or underground. This is Hyperloop. The Hyperloop would consist of capsules transported at high speeds through the length of low-pressure tubes. To simplify the science, reports suggest the pods would work similarly to an air hockey table.
The idea could reduce journey times over long distances, but there are many challenges for the rival developers to overcome before any such project can become a reality.
Elon Musk first mentioned that he was thinking about a concept for a “fifth mode of transport”, calling it the Hyperloop, in July 2012 at a PandoDaily event in Santa Monica. This hypothetical high-speed mode of transportation would have the following characteristics: immunity to weather, collision free, twice the speed of a plane, low power consumption, and energy storage for 24-hour operations.
From late 2012 until August 2013, a group of engineers from both Tesla and SpaceX worked on the conceptual modeling of Hyperloop. An early system design was published in the Tesla and SpaceX blogs which describes one potential design, function, pathway, and cost of a hyperloop system.
What is the difference between a hyperloop and a high speed train?
- Environmental impact
The hyperloop will be powered by solar panels placed along the outside of of the tube in comparison with bullet trains which are electrical.
- Price
It is much cheaper to build Hyperloop transportation system. Below you are able to see the total amount of money needed to construct this innovative train whereas fast train requires about $10.6 billion
- Availability
While Bullet Trains are already running in many developed countries,it is expected to start operations in India by 2023;Hyperloop One is still in testing phase and might be commercially available in the next 5 to 7 yrs
- Speed
The top speed ever achieved by a bullet train was 500 km/hr by Shanghai Train in China.In terms of Hyperloop, it must be at least twice faster.
How long until Hyperloop is here?
We are finally getting to the point where the Hyperloop no longer seems like a pipe dream!An offshoot company wants to build a full line in Abu Dhabi in 2020,and one might connect Chicago and Cleveland.
Exciting,isn’t it?
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop#History
- https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/29/how-a-hyperloop-may-change-how-and-why-we-travel.html
- https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/050815/elon-musks-hyperloop-economically-feasible.asp
- https://www.google.com.ua/amp/s/futurism.com/hyperloop-ceo-thoughts-future-of-transportation/amp
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We have a great Polish startup that actually works on it 🙂 Highly recommend checking them out: https://www.hyperpoland.com/en/
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That would be so cool! Abu Dhabi and Dubai connection with Hyperloop – that’s a blast! We really do need a substitute for passenger airplanes if we want to get our carbon footprint lower.
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Wow, I would like to ride home on the Hyperloop every time….It takes really a lot of time to go on simple train or bus and it is tiring as well.. I really hope this start-up will succeed!