1ST HYPERLOOP CAPSULE UNVEILED
The creation of this capsule represents over a year-long journey of the best expertise in design, engineering and the development of cutting edge materials
Dirk Ahlborn, HyperloopTT co-founder and CEO
US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has unveiled its first full-scale transportation capsule at Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, which will be ready for passengers in 2019. Once the final touches are given, the capsule will be tested on a Hyperloop test track
singapore — Hyperloop Transportation Technologies unveiled its first full-scale passenger capsule, offering the world a peek at the future of travel. The capsule, 105 feet (32 metres) long and weighing 5 tonnes, was shown in Spain and will be moved to Toulouse, France, for additional assembly before it’s used on one of the first commercial tracks, the California-based startup, known as HyperloopTT, said in a statement. Named the Quintero One, the product is made almost entirely out of composite material.
Hyperloop is a technology that gained popularity after billionaire Elon Musk touted it in 2013, prompting several companies to join the race to build a high-speed transportation system. It envisages moving passengers in capsules at speeds of more than 750 miles (1,200km) per hour through lowpressure tubes, in order to reduce friction.