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Hyperloop Capsule Speed Record

15.09.2017

On tests of the experimental high-speed transport system Hyperloop, it was possible to reach speeds of up to 355 km / h.

The Hyperloop system places the capsules in an air-exhausted transport tunnel and aims to accelerate them to very high speeds in order to reduce travel times for passengers and cargo.

Enthusiasts of the system claim that the time is not far off when it will be able to reach speeds of up to 1000 km / h.

The idea of the new Hyperloop transport system being developed now was first proposed back in 2013 by the head of Tesla, Elon Musk. This week, in the vicinity of Los Angeles, a special one-mile-long training ground passed the first tests of experimental trains. The fastest train was built by a group of students from Germany.

Once the prototype competition was over, the Hyperloop team allowed the "jump pods" to begin autonomously moving through the test tunnel without human control.

"Push Pods" were formerly used to propel prototypes.

The new record was set by the "jump capsule" in independent movement, even while it has not accelerated. According to Musk, the sight of the capsule moving through the tunnel was "reminiscent of a tugboat race."

Improvement of the route can bring the speed of the capsules up to 500 km/h.

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