Hyperloop One succeeds at first of many much-hyped tests

Sand rises from a track as a test carrier is slowed during the first test of the propulsion system at the Hyperloop One test site Wednesday in Las Vegas. Hyperloop One Inc.’s Nevada showcase is expected to be among many from the industry as the downtown Los Angeles company and its competitors zip toward a full-scale test. That would happen by the end of the year in a best case scenario, said Hyperloop One, which had been called Hyperloop Technologies until Tuesday. Chief Executive Dirk Ahlborn congratulated Hyperloop One on its “amazing” progress in a short amount of time and expressed pleasure with the company’s name change.