Dubai finding out how feasible is hyperloop
dubai — Hyperloop One and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has carried out provisional studies for implementing hyperloop technology in Dubai.
Focusing on the suggested routes in Dubai, the economic, financial and environmental impact, and the rate of resulting reduced traffic congestions and carbon emissions, the studies have been on for the past three months. Additionally, studies have also been carried out to examine the standards of issuing safety certificates.
“The RTA experts have furnished Hyperloop One Company with information that will help clarify the deliverables of the provisional study and the possibility of assessing results. Several workshops were held in the presence of Hyperloop experts to discuss important details relating to passengers’ safety, impact of potential obstacles and risks, provisional plans to counter their gravity and other technical issues,” said Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA.
“The system is still fairly new and has yet to be experimented or tested on the ground and its safety certifications had not been issued,” said Al Tayer.
“So it has been agreed to explore the feasibility of providing this technology in Dubai in future without setting a timeline for the time being,” he added.
“Following the completion of the provisional feasibility study, Hyperloop One will submit final reports for assessment of deliverables by RTA experts; recommendations will be raised to the steering committee to assess the feasibility of implementing the Hyperloop technology,” explained Al Tayer.
In the first quarter of 2017, Hyperloop One is focused on carrying out the initial phase of operational tests in the USA — the first of its kind worldwide. A tentative test of the technology will be carried out in a vacuum tube, on which this technology is based, extending 500 metres. Through these tests, the company aims to ensure the functioning of Hyperloop technological systems as per the approved designs from operational, safety and integration perspectives.
What is hyperloop?
A hyperloop has levitating pods powered by electricity and magnetism that hurtle via low-friction pipes at a top speed of 1,220 km/ hr. In late 2016, Dubai announced a deal with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One to study the potential for building a line linking it to Abu Dhabi. The proposed system will reduce travel time between the two cities to mere 12 minutes.