Enlarge / The proposed route between Mumbai and Pune. (credit: Virgin Hyperloop One) Virgin Hyperloop One signed an agreement with the Indian state of Maharashtra to conduct a feasibility study and build a demonstration track that could lead to the construction of a hyperloop system between two of the state’s major city centers: Mumbai and Pune. […]
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150km in 25 minutes: India’s hyperloop test-track to open in 2021
India has pulled ahead in the race to build a hyperloop after pledging to construct a route to connect Mumbai with the city of Pune. When completed, passengers will be able to travel the 150-kilometer journey in 25 minutes. The proposed route will include a detour via the airport in Mumbai. Travelling the route by […]
Richard Branson reveals plans for global Hyperloop high-speed transport system by 2021
Sir Richard Branson will bring a super fast hyper loop transport system to India, before rolling out a global high-speed transport system by 2021. Virgin Hyperloop One will test its technology in the country over the next few years ahead of launching a global working system by 2021. Passengers will be taken from Pune’s city […]
India inches ahead in the race to build a Hyperloop
Plenty of places have committed to exploring the economic viability of building a Hyperloop, but nobody has been brave enough to say they’ll actually construct one. It’s why the news coming out of India’s latest announcement is such a big deal, because it includes a pledge to build a working test track. Prime Minister Narendra […]
Virgin Hyperloop One Is Bringing Elon Musk’s Dream to Life
The Richard Branson-backed venture wants to launch a commercial hyperloop in 2021, and it’s got work to do. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a579be7d62a671699bde61e/master/pass/VirginHyperloopOne-FeatureArt.jpg
No hyperloop yet, but there's a hyperloop mobile app
Virgin Hyperloop One took to CES to show off a new concept mobile navigation app for … you guessed it, the hyperloop. Which of course, doesn’t exist, outside of a few test tracks scattered across the planet and the hopes and dreams of locations as diverse as Missouri, Colorado and India. But never mind that. […]
The Hyperloop Industry Could Make Boring Old Trains and Planes Faster and Comfier
The efforts to deliver Elon Musk’s tubular travel system are already creating solutions that could make other forms of transit faster and comfier. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a3ae205635c6e46e7005ad3/master/pass/hyperloop-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Virgin Hyperloop One clocks speed record in video
Recently, Hyperloop One announced that it would name billionaire Sir Richard Branson as a chairman, while adopting the “Virgin” moniker at the beginning of the company name. Now, as the Virgin Group founder takes his seat at the table, Virgin Hyperloop One has announced that it not only secured an investment worth $ 50 million, […]
Virgin Hyperloop One Sets a New Speed Record (Video)
The company’s pod just clocked 240 mph, topping Elon Musk’s 220-mph mark. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a385c38b31861035861cc23/master/pass/Hyperloop.jpg Feed: All Latest
Hyperloop One co-founder takes leave after sexual harassment accusations
Enlarge / Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sherpa Capital Shervin Pishevar and Executive Editor of Recode Kara Swisher speak onstage during Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 3, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Shervin Pishevar, a well-known Silicon Valley investor who co-founded […]
