{"id":47047,"date":"2018-09-12T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T11:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=47047"},"modified":"2022-10-19T15:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:23:26","slug":"hyperloop-transform-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/hyperloop-transform-travel\/47047\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the Hyperloop transform the way we travel forever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How Elon Musk&#8217;s high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality<\/h2>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zcikLQZI5wQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zcikLQZI5wQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Video credit: www.theb1m.com \/ https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zcikLQZI5wQ<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2012, Elon Musk addressed a crowd with his idea for a super-speed mode of transport which he coined the &#8216;Hyperloop&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Musk described the Hyperloop as a mode of transport which sees pods filled with people, shoot through vaccum tubes at 1,000 kilometers per hour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47059\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hyperloop\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\udcf7 credit: https:\/\/hyperloop-one.com\/media-gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Musk decided not to pursue the idea himself and has since made the idea open to anyone who is interested in developing the concept.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward six years and we have two companies \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hyperloop.global\/\">Hyperloop Transportation Technologies<\/a> and Richard Branson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/hyperloop-one.com\/\">Virgin Hyperloop One<\/a> \u2014 who believe they are on the verge of putting the idea into fruition and revolutionising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/inclusive-transport-by-2030\/43865\/\">transport industry<\/a> for good.<\/p>\n<p>The companies have recently revealed partnerships with plans to open the system to the public in the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Virgin Hyperloop One has signed an agreement with the Administrator of Railway Infrastructures to open an Advanced Technology Development and Testing Center in the Andalusian region of Spain, the company\u2019s first European development facility, valued at approximately $500 million.<\/p>\n<p>In return,\u00a0Virgin Hyperloop One would receive \u20ac126 million in public aid through loans and grants to establish the new center in order to advance Virgin Hyperloop One\u2019s technology development and testing, whilst stimulating regional economic growth and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Lloyd, Virgin Hyperloop One CEO said:\u00a0\u201cWith its robust transportation, aerospace, and high-tech sectors in turn paired with outstanding regional talent, Spain is an ideal fit for Virgin Hyperloop One\u2019s Advanced Technology Development and Testing Center.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47058\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hyperloop\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/virgin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83d\udcf7 credit: https:\/\/hyperloop-one.com\/media-gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBy investing in the development and testing of Virgin Hyperloop One, Spain is extending its long-tradition as an innovative, global transport leader. We are excited to partner with such a forward-thinking country in developing the next generation of transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The past year has seen some impressive agreements for\u00a0Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, who confirmed in April that the first set of tubes to move both people and freight to their research and development center in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Toulouse, France had arrived<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>With an interior diameter of 4.0 meters, the tubes were optimized both for passenger capsules and shipping containers. This phase included a closed 320 meter system that would\u00a0be operational later this year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a second full-scale system of 1 km elevated by pylons at a height of 5.8 meters will be completed in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2018, the company announced the signing of an agreement in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/span>. The agreement was signed by both HyperloopTT and Tongren Transportation &amp; Tourism Investment Group of\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Dirk Ahlborn<\/span>, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies said: &#8220;We envision that Hyperloop will play into a bigger role of the Silk Road Economic Belt, connecting the region to the rest of the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>\u00a0spends over\u00a0<span class=\"xn-money\">$300 billion<\/span>\u00a0annually on infrastructure to address their rapidly growing urban populations. Having worked alongside our government partners, Hyperloop has proven a viable solution for this immediate problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is the first Hyperloop agreement with\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>\u00a0and marks the twelfth agreement for the company and their third commercial agreement following announcements in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Abu Dhabi<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span>\u00a0earlier in 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Elon Musk&#8217;s high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[594,856,579,280],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-47047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-building-design","8":"tag-construction-technology","9":"tag-infrastructure","10":"tag-transport"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Could the Hyperloop transform the way we travel forever?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How Elon Musk&#039;s high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/hyperloop-transform-travel\/47047\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Could the Hyperloop transform the way we travel forever?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How Elon Musk&#039;s high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/hyperloop-transform-travel\/47047\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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