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Concept art of hyperloop inner workings. Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed transportation system for both passengers and freight. [1] The concept behind the Hyperloop originated in the late 17th century with the invention of the world's first artificial vacuum, which led to designs for underground rapid transit systems powered by pneumatics in the decades that followed.
Hyperloop One, known as Virgin Hyperloop until November 2022, was an American transportation technology company that worked to commercialize high-speed travel utilizing the Hyperloop concept which was a variant of the vacuum train. The company was established on June 1, 2014, and reorganized and renamed on October 12, 2017.
Later, Branson even became chairman of Virgin Hyperloop, as it was rebranded for a time. "The reason I became chairman of this company, I found this ridiculously exciting," Branson told CNBC in 2018.
Musk floated the Hyperloop idea in 2013 as a way to transport people faster than either high-speed rail or even regional air travel. People would drive into a giant tube, and then be whisked at ...
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The above-ground Hyperloop testing tube in Hawthorne had sat idle for several years, drawing complaints about road and pedestrian access, as well as questions of its purpose. Elon Musk's Hyperloop ...
Arrivo was founded in 2016, after an acrimonious departure of most of Arrivo's management team from Hyperloop One.A resulting lawsuit was settled. The company's trademark application described its mission as: "Financial advisory and consultancy services namely, provide expert project analysis in the field of transportation."
Elon Musk's Hyperloop puts other kinds of transportation to shame. Whether it's speed, frequency, or capacity, the Hyperloop — at least on paper — makes other ways of traveling look inefficient.