An ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev vehicle has completed a 2km demonstration test run in Yanggao county, Shanxi province, northern China. The speed achieved has not been revealed, but the vehicle is designed to operate at up to 1000km/h.
For the first time, India will host a global, college-level hyperloop competition in February 2025 with a 410 m Hyperloop vacuum tube (track) at the Discovery Campus in Thaiyur Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
The Institute of Hyperloop Technology (IHT) at the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Germany, has announced its collaboration with Nevomo, a leading European deep-tech company specializing in MagRail technology. This strategic partnership aims to propel next generation mobility solutions forward, focusing on integrating MagRail technology into the IHT's "CargoTube" high-speed freight demonstrator.
Startup co-founded by Romanians and backed by Richard Branson targets EUR 7 mln to advance hyperloop technology for high-speed transportation. The company has expanded its research and development efforts in Colorado, USA, and, through a partnership with TuTr Hyperloop, is working on developing and deploying this cutting-edge technology in India.
Construction is underway for Swisspod's full-scale test track of its hyperloop transportation system at the PuebloPlex near the Pueblo Airport. The Swiss startup is working with railroad advisory company MxV Rail to build and test a full-scale prototype on land at the current US Army Chemical Depot site.
Hyperloop One is dead for real this time. The company is selling assets, laying off remaining employees, and preparing to shut down by the end of 2023.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) completed the main structure of a 2-km full-scale test pipeline in North China’s Shanxi province, the longest of its kind globally.
India is unlikely to go in for hyperloop technology for ultra high-speed trains in the near future as the technology is at a 'very low level' of maturity and may not be economically viable at the current juncture, NITI Aayog Member Dr. VK Saraswat said.
At the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) kick-off event in Groningen, the Netherlands, Hardt Hyperloop, together with the partners in the Hyperloop Development Program, celebrated the ceremonial placement of one of the first hyperloop pipes at the EHC.
Leading hyperloop innovators Hardt, from the Netherlands and Zeleros, from Spain, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expedite the technical and commercial development of hyperloop.