Hyperloop One: Richard Branson takes bet on future and invests in high-speed pod startup
7 years, 5 months ago

Hyperloop One: Richard Branson takes bet on future and invests in high-speed pod startup

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday placed another bet on the future with an investment in Hyperloop One, which is developing super high-speed transportation systems. Hyperloop One said Mr Branson’s Virgin Group would take the company global and rebrand itself as Virgin Hyperloop One in the near future. Mr Branson has joined the board of Hyperloop One, which will develop pods that will transport passenger and mixed-use cargo at speeds of 250 miles per hour. Hyperloop One’s co-founders, executive chairman Shervin Pishevar and president of engineering Josh Giegel, have previously worked at Virgin Galactic.

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An Elon Musk idea that didn’t work: The hyperloop is dead, for now
1 year, 3 months ago

An Elon Musk idea that didn’t work: The hyperloop is dead, for now

Hindustan Times  

It began in 2013. It doesn’t stop a bunch of much smaller start-ups from continuing to find a way, but Hyperloop One’s decision indicates the idea may not be as brilliant as everyone once thought it was. Passengers may enter and exit Hyperloop at stations located either at the ends of the tube, or branches along the tube length,” he’d …

Startups’ Hyperloop dreams still distant, almost 10 years after Elon Musk paper
2 years, 1 month ago

Startups’ Hyperloop dreams still distant, almost 10 years after Elon Musk paper

LA Times  

Telsa Chief Executive Elon Musk congratulates the winners of the Hyperloop Pod Competition II at SpaceX’s Hyperloop track in Hawthorne, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2017. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, which goes by HyperloopTT, had planned to list on the New York Stock Exchange via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, backed by basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal. Technology …

Hyperloop included in $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in huge boost for Elon Musk’s futuristic concept
3 years, 7 months ago

Hyperloop included in $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in huge boost for Elon Musk’s futuristic concept

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hyperloop, the futuristic transport system first conceived by Elon Musk, has been included …

’It felt like I was sitting in an idea’ recalls Hyperloop One traveller
4 years, 4 months ago

’It felt like I was sitting in an idea’ recalls Hyperloop One traveller

Live Mint  

Mumbai: You might be sitting in a pod hurtling through the desert at over 170km a hour, but what you notice is the silence. “There is no air inside the tube, so it’s all very quiet,” Josh Giegel, co-founder and chief technology officer of Virgin Hyperloop One, said after he did the historical human trial ride in a hyperloop three …

Hyperloop: What is Elon Musk’s vision for vacuum tube transport – and will it actually happen?
4 years, 4 months ago

Hyperloop: What is Elon Musk’s vision for vacuum tube transport – and will it actually happen?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The maiden voyage took place on a 500 metre section of test track built by Virgin Hyperloop …

Virgin Hyperloop completes its first test with actual passengers
4 years, 4 months ago

Virgin Hyperloop completes its first test with actual passengers

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — Virgin Hyperloop gave the first ride on its test track Sunday in Las Vegas, but it will be years before the public can potentially take a high-speed ride on a hyperloop. Virgin Hyperloop’s pod only reached 100 mph on the track, according to the company, rather than the 600 mph that hyperloop advocates have long …

Virgin Hyperloop selects West Virginia as the future home of its new high-tech certification center
4 years, 5 months ago

Virgin Hyperloop selects West Virginia as the future home of its new high-tech certification center

CNN  

CNN — Virgin Hyperloop is investing $500 million to build what could one day be the future of high-speed transportation. Jim Justice held a news conference on Friday along with Virgin Airlines founder Sir Richard Branson to announce a partnership to bring the Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center to Tucker County in West Virginia. “The Hyperloop Certification Center is the start …

All aboard Elon Musk’s Starship enterprise
4 years, 6 months ago

All aboard Elon Musk’s Starship enterprise

The Telegraph  

How we travel on our roads, rails, airways and seas is changing. The Future of Transport is a five-part series exploring the new technologies in development and asks whether they are they part of tomorrow’s world, or still decades away. Hyperloop Perhaps one of the most outlandish transport concepts of the last decade has been the Hyperloop, a system in …

Richard Branson on his dreams for the future of hyperloop travel
6 years, 4 months ago

Richard Branson on his dreams for the future of hyperloop travel

Wired  

Over the course of the next 50 years, hyperloop technology will spearhead a revolution in transportation. Transportation, more than any other technology sector, will determine the future concentration of human capital and, with that, speed the global development of education, wealth and investment.In 2019, we will see the completion of several feasibility studies in the United States, as we work …

Hyperloop train might be coming to India
6 years, 4 months ago

Hyperloop train might be coming to India

CNN  

CNN — Mumbai to Pune in less than half an hour? Virgin Hyperloop One is a Los Angeles company originally based on an idea by Tesla founder Elon Musk. Virgin Hyperloop One “This is the first new technology of transportation in 100 years,” Walder says. “Let’s stop talking about just mitigating the impact of the automobile and instead create something …

Richard Branson says Britain needs 700mph hyperloop trains
6 years, 10 months ago

Richard Branson says Britain needs 700mph hyperloop trains

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Richard Branson has laid out plans for a “hyperloop” network across Britain, carrying passengers at nearly 700mph. The Virgin …

Hyperloop: The 1,000 kph race to realize Elon Musk’s improbable dream heats up in the Middle East
6 years, 11 months ago

Hyperloop: The 1,000 kph race to realize Elon Musk’s improbable dream heats up in the Middle East

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Virgin Hyperloop One have both recently revealed partnerships and plans that could see …

Race for hyperloop gets more crowded as startup TransPod takes on Elon Musk
6 years, 11 months ago

Race for hyperloop gets more crowded as startup TransPod takes on Elon Musk

Live Mint  

Paris: A Canadian startup is the latest contender in the race to build a super-fast transportation system to rival futuristic projects backed by Elon Musk and British tycoon Richard Branson. The Toronto-based company is planning to build a half-size prototype near Limoges in central France by next year that’s better than a concept put forth by Musk, according to chief …

Bill Gates casts doubt on Elon Musk's Hyperloop system
7 years, 1 month ago

Bill Gates casts doubt on Elon Musk's Hyperloop system

Daily Mail  

Count Bill Gates as part of the growing camp of Hyperloop skeptics. One of the firms leading the race to bring Elon Musk's plan for high-speed Hyperloop transportation to life, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, recently signed its first interstate agreement. This is a major step toward building such the pod system Bill Gates said he concerned about whether Elon Musk's radical …

Virgin to build super-fast Hyperloop shuttle between Pune and Mumbai as India ramps up infrastructure spending
7 years, 1 month ago

Virgin to build super-fast Hyperloop shuttle between Pune and Mumbai as India ramps up infrastructure spending

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop …

Virgin Hyperloop One promises India its first operational hyperloop route between Mumbai and Pune
7 years, 1 month ago

Virgin Hyperloop One promises India its first operational hyperloop route between Mumbai and Pune

Firstpost  

Travellers who currently require 3-4 hours to complete the 140-kilometre stretch will now cover the distance in 14-25 minutes in the Hyperloop. Los-Angeles based Virgin Hyperloop One on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maharashtra government to build and develop the world’s first operational hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune. Travellers who currently require roughly three-four hours to complete …

Virgin Hyperloop 'could connect Heathrow and Gatwick airport in five minutes' says CEO
7 years, 2 months ago

Virgin Hyperloop 'could connect Heathrow and Gatwick airport in five minutes' says CEO

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Virgin Hyperloop One could be used to connect London’s airports “in five minutes” according to the …

Virgin Hyperloop One given $50m lifeline with Sir Richard Branson rumoured as potential chairman
7 years, 3 months ago

Virgin Hyperloop One given $50m lifeline with Sir Richard Branson rumoured as potential chairman

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This investment provides Virgin Hyperloop One with a very …

Virgin Hyperloop One sets a new speed record of 240mph
7 years, 3 months ago

Virgin Hyperloop One sets a new speed record of 240mph

Daily Mail  

Virgin Hyperloop One made history this week, after setting a new speed record with its futuristic travel system. Hyperloop is a proposed method of travel that would transport people at rapid speeds between distant locations The firm completed a third phase test at its DevLoop track in Nevada, where its hyperloop pod was able to reach dizzying speeds of 240 …

Hyperloop One: ‘London to Scotland in 45 minutes’ promises Sir Richard Branson
7 years, 5 months ago

Hyperloop One: ‘London to Scotland in 45 minutes’ promises Sir Richard Branson

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested in technology that the billionaire entrepreneur claims can transport …

Richard Branson is making a Virgin train that will cross the country in 50 minutes
7 years, 5 months ago

Richard Branson is making a Virgin train that will cross the country in 50 minutes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Richard Branson says he is working on a train to carry people across …

High-Speed Hyperloop Hits 116 mph In 1.1 Seconds During First Public Test
8 years, 10 months ago

High-Speed Hyperloop Hits 116 mph In 1.1 Seconds During First Public Test

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Is this the future of travel? Hyperloop One held the first public demonstration of its propulsion system on Wednesday, with a unmanned sled hitting 116 mph in just 1.1 seconds on a short stretch of track outside of Las Vegas. According to The Wall Street Journal, the hyperloop system doesn't have brakes yet, so after the short …

Hyperloop One to test ultra-high-speed transport technology in Las Vegas desert
8 years, 10 months ago

Hyperloop One to test ultra-high-speed transport technology in Las Vegas desert

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An American firm working on Hyperloop technology is set to show off a …

Hyperloop One succeeds at first of many much-hyped tests
8 years, 10 months ago

Hyperloop One succeeds at first of many much-hyped tests

LA Times  

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 …

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