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Hyperloop One's Full-Scale Pod Reaches 192 MPH In New Nevada Track Test (techcrunch.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the record-breaking dept.

On July 29, 2017, Hyperloop One competed a test at its full-scale Nevada test track that travelled a high speed, running nearly the entirety of the 500 meter (1640 foot) test route. "XP-1, the company's first Hyperloop pod, reached speeds of up to 192 mph during the test, which is getting closer to the planned functional speeds of future Hyperloop installations planned for Dubai elsewhere," reports TechCrunch. From the report: The new test breaks the recorded speed record for any Hyperloop tests ever conducted, including those done by research organizations participating in SpaceX's pod design competition. It was conducted on July 29, 2017, and included a 300 meter acceleration phase, with gradual breaking to come to a stop after that point. Hyperloop One depressurized the tube for the test track down to conditions similar to those at 200,000 feet above sea level, which is part of the Earth's atmosphere where there is very little friction and resistance to the rarified air. The company says that all aspects of the system, from motors, to electronics, to the vacuum pump and magnetic levitation mechanism worked well during the test.

6 of 249 comments (clear)

  1. *yawn* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    It's still slower than bullet trains, Formula 1 cars, Indycars, and even the stock cars in NASCAR. Let me know when they've finally achieved something worthwhile.

  2. Vacuums suck by ebonum · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They are expensive, temperamental, inefficient, and there is a reason scientists say "Nature abhors a vacuum".

    All I can say is, "I want the contract to maintain the 1,000's of miles of vacuum tube!"

  3. Dubai elsewhere? by chuckugly · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I want to know where Dubai elsewhere can be found on the map.

  4. Cue the doubters, every step of the way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    It's not fast enough
    It's not long enough
    You can't get permission to build it
    It's too dangerous
    It's too noisy
    It's too expensive
    It doesn't cover everyone's needs
    Elon Musk ... (fill in your own ad hominem)

    Slashdot, proudly fighting progress for 20 years.

    1. Re:Cue the doubters, every step of the way by sexconker · · Score: 2, Insightful

      It's not fast enough
      It's not long enough
      You can't get permission to build it
      It's too dangerous
      It's too noisy
      It's too expensive
      It doesn't cover everyone's needs
      Elon Musk ... (fill in your own ad hominem)

      Slashdot, proudly fighting progress for 20 years.

      Curmudgeony old coots, accurately calling out pie-in-the-sky bullshit for thousands of years,

      But hey, I'm sure that battery breakthrough is right around the corner.

  5. Re:It sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm guessing by something called "engineering", and by not spending all their time posting stupid crap on internet forums.