Hyperloop test near Vegas successful

[LadyStanley]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/05/11/hyperloop-tested-in-desert-north-of-las-vegas/

Hyperloop One, the Los Angeles startup held its first propulsion test Wednesday morning on a half mile track built in the desert north of Las Vegas.

The test involved a 10-foot sled with a propulsion motor that went on a two-second trip, hitting speeds of about 116 miles per hour before it crashed into a pile of sand.

They are hoping to be able to transport people at 700 mph circa 2021.

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[LT]

That'll take decades, not years. The infrastructure by itself probably wouldn't be completed in 20 years, and they haven't even begun on that.

 

[QnebO]

That'll take decades, not years. The infrastructure by itself probably wouldn't be completed in 20 years, and they haven't even begun on that.

Nah, it's too long time today. Who's gonna invest in something like that? I think we expect faster change. Russia is also going to build their own hyprloop train as as been in news lately for some time.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I hope 0-120 in 2 seconds is the normal acceleration

 

[Lord Helix]

I hope 0-120 in 2 seconds is the normal acceleration

They're still working on the inertia bit.

 

[LadyStanley]

https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/30/spacexs-hyperloop-competition-sees-three-companies-run-their-pods/

Pods have been inserted into tubes.