Elon Musk’s Hyperloop is a planetary fiasco that cost Toulouse more than 5.5 million euros

This fiasco is all the more regrettable since a Time investigation revealed that Elon Musk never really intended to build the Hyperloop. The real goal of the leader of Tesla would have been to cancel a TGV project in California, where many residents have bought one of his famous electric cars.

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Twists, turns, bridges, tunnels could complicate Western Pa. Hyperloop

Tunneling and bridging bring additional costs to a project that, in Ohio, will mostly consist of standard, flat rails built across the region. When dealing with hyperloop speeds, that path also has to be as straight as can be, which could prevent the rail from winding through Appalachian terrain to reach its destination.

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Chinese MAD partners with HyperloopTT on sustainable transportation infrastructure

Chinese company MAD Architects has collaborated with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) on the development of an elevated, rapid transport system. MAD’s design demonstrates how the artificial can merge with nature through…

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The Slovak government is no longer interested in Hyperloop TT

The Slovak government is no longer cooperating with the American company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), which was interested in building Hyperloop - a new transportation system promising speeds up to 1,200 km/h in Slovakia. This was confirmed by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for Investments and Informatics, which is headed by Richard Raši.

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Dirk Ahlborn, CEO Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, and Volodymyr Omelyan, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine sign historic agreement (PRNewsfoto/Hyperloop Transportation Techno)

Hyperloop Transportation signs agreement for commercial system in Ukraine

HyperloopTT will work with the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine on planning Europe's first commercial system while creating the legal and regulatory framework for the nation

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Europe’s first hyperloop test track is under construction

World’s third hyperloop test track is now under construction. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has started assembling its tubes. The company has broken its silence with the announcement that it’s begun construction of a kilometer-long test track near its R&D center in France.

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