Where will the first full hyperloop track be built? Maybe India

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. […]

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 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, […]

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 […]