Sentences with phrase «hyperloop concept»

Later on, Musk made his Hyperloop concept an open source design, meaning anybody could use it to create their own Hyperloop.

In addition to exploring the technology that sends bullet trains speeding across Europe and Asia at more than 150 miles an hour, the commission would also study the so - called hyperloop concept.

I am not sure the hyperloop concept makes sense — making it safe is hard.»

That said, the two companies may have to eventually compete with the visionary behind the hyperloop concept.

Engineering students from the University of Illinois have come up with a miniature model of Elon Musk's hyperloop concept proving that the high speed human transport system is feasible albeit on a scale of 1:24.

For the first time since introducing the Hyperloop concept paper in 2013, visionary Elon Musk dips his hands in his own pet project.

As we noted in a previous report, Dubai has proven to be a supporter of the Hyperloop concept.

Not exact matches

Giegel says the concept of «missing» your mode of long - distance travel — be it plane, train, or bus — won't apply to the hyperloop.

Air cushioning: That's the high - concept technology behind the high - speed transit concept that billionaire Elon Musk calls the Hyperloop.

Elon Musk's «Hyperloop» concept has caught the world's attention, but many are questioning the financial and technical feasibility of the project.

The Hyperloop is a high - speed ground transport concept proposed by Musk to transport «pods» of 20 to 30 people through a 12 - foot diameter tube at speeds of roughly 700 mph.

Last month, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology won a competition among more than 1,000 college students who presented design concepts for how the Hyperloop might transport pods of people from city to city at high speeds.

This is what makes Hyperloop different from most vac - train concepts.

Less than a year after making public his concept for a «Hyperloop» high - speed transportation system — essentially saying, «have at it, developers» — the erstwhile PayPal co-founder, current CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and general poster boy for successful geeky entrepreneurs has made another bold declaration of his laissez - faire attitude toward intellectual property.

The Hyperloop's potential velocity has helped it captivate the public's imagination ever since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk popularized the concept in 2012.

Propelled by compressed air and induction motors inside a vacuum tube, Elon Musk's Hyperloop passenger - train concept is designed to travel at 760 mph — much faster than Japan's new maglev bullet train (374 mph).

«We have already virtually tested an initial concept of the Hyperloop,» said Sandeep Sovani, director of automotive and ground transportation industry at ANSYS, using simulation technology used today by major manufacturers of aircraft, rockets, trains and automobiles.

Take Hyperloop: In 2013, Musk unveiled his vision of a revolutionary, if somewhat retro - looking, new transport system that would whisk people through tubes at speeds approaching 1,200 km / h, and challenged others to run with the concept.

The Hyperloop transportation concept is set to get its first test track built in the near future, with construction to begin in a matter of a few weeks, according to recent reports.

This puts the Hyperloop in direct competition with the airline industry, which will probably push back against the train's concept.

The Hyperloop transportation system, the concept that was first popularized back in 2013 by Tesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk, is a high - speed way of moving people and cargo through depressurized tubes.

HTT bought land last year to begin initial construction on the Hyperloop in Quay Valley — a proposed 75,000 resident, solar - powered concept city being built in King's County, California that intends to use HTT's test track as its main transportation system.

Musk believes humans are capable of trusting Hyperloop as a form of public transportation, and MIT has called Hyperloop's design «ambitious to the point of being outlandish» but a functionally sound concept.

SpaceX, which technically owns the Hyperloop program, has already invited a cadre of 29 college teams to a competition in Los Angeles to present their working concepts on a company track.

Elon Musk's Hyperloop test track has opened for his high speed transit system concept.

So he came up with the concept for the Hyperloop, a futuristic, solar - powered supersonic pod - train (you can see the 57 - page white paper here).

Wednesday morning, in the Nevada desert, one of the companies working to develop a hyperloop will deliver a proof of concept — the first full - scale demonstration of the transportation technology that will be able to travel at speeds over 300 mph in an open - air environment, potentially changing the future of transit along the way.

Elon Musk brought the concept of the Hyperloop to the foreground in 2013, when he released an open - source document detailing the high - speed, long - distance transport system.