Sentences with phrase «through hyperloops»

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HTT, which lays claim to the brand name «hyperloop» — a futuristic transport system that essentially involves sucking people through a vacuum tube at high speed — says it is «building the first commercial line in Abu Dhabi.»

A Hyperloop is a nascent transportation system that pushes pods through a vacuum - sealed tube, and the goal is to transport people between cities at speeds of up to 700 mph.

Musk has said he wants to build a commercial Hyperloop between New York City and Washington, DC, through his newest venture, the Boring Company.

The Hyperloop would send travelers through low - pressure tubes in specialized pods that zoom at high subsonic speeds, reaching more than 700 mph (1,100 kilometers per hour).

The advantage of the hyperloop, he adds, is that its going around, say, a mountain — instead of through it — will only add a few minutes to the trip's time.

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.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk released the original Hyperloop white paper in 2013, describing a system that would efficiently shoot hovering pods full of cargo or passengers through a depressurized tube at up to 700 mph.

Magomedov is co-executive chairman of Los Angeles - based tech firm Virgin Hyperloop One chaired by Richard Branson, one of several firms developing a futuristic transport system that involves propelling people at high speed through sealed tubes.

Musk reasoned that money could be saved by installing the hyperloop tunnel on pylons above an existing motorway, eliminating the need to purchase additional land or convince current owners to allow the hyperloop to pass through their fields.

Hyperloop, Elon Musk's dream to transport passengers at the speed of sound through vacuum tunnels between major cities, is going to cost much more than the billionaire industrialist first thought.

Musk proposed in 2013 that a hyperloop system, which is similar to a magnetic levitation (maglev) train but runs through a low - resistance tunnel with much of its air removed, would cost $ 11.5 m (# 9.4 m) per mile to build.

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 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.

After the US meeting, the crown prince said: «Hyperloop is the catalyst to enable all fourth - generation technologies to flourish in the Kingdom while creating a vibrant society and thriving economy through visionary cities and high - tech clusters.»

Over the last few month, Virgin Hyperloop One managed to raise a lot of money both through their new partnership with Virgin and a series C investment round to bring their first full system to market.

Hyperloop transportation is basically shooting a container through a really really big pneumatic tube really really fast.

A number of companies are seeking to develop his vision for Hyperloop, a supersonic transportation system that will propel pods through an overground tube at a modest 760 mph.

In August, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced his vision for Hyperloop, a levitating train that would shoot through a low - pressure, above - ground tunnel at 760 mph.

Through the lens of Musk's vision of the world, I learned of the probable realities of driverless cars, affordable space travel, and something called Hyperloop transportation.

And if flying through the air in an autonomous drone isn't your bag, perhaps you'd be more interested in tube - based travel: Dubai is working with LA - based startup Hyperloop One to build the world's first passenger - ready hHyperloop One to build the world's first passenger - ready hyperloophyperloop.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies expects to raise the figure through a direct public offering in the third quarter of 2014.