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An ultra-high speed transportation system for passengers and cargo, Hyperloop has three essential working elements: tubes, pods, and terminals. While the concept has been around for a long time, it is at an early stage of trial and development by startups, academicians, and organisations across the world. ETAuto studies the progress made in India and how far is the dream from turning into a reality.
News last year that both Elon Musk and Richard Branson’s Virgin were dialling down their hyperloop projects suggested that time was being called on turning the combination of vacuum tubes and magnetic levitation into a practical mode of transport. But the idea is not dead in Europe. An international Hyperloop Association was announced this year, to be based in Brussels, and testing infrastructure is planned at a number of European locations.
Global hyperloop pioneering companies - Hardt, Hyperloop One, Nevomo, TransPod, Swisspod Technologies, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Zeleros - have joined forces to launch the first global association within this gamechanger industry.