Test track for ultra-fast Hyperloop transit system unveiled

Although it sounds like a transport system of science fiction, Hyperloop is inching closer to reality. New images show the first track test of the project Hyperloop.

The founder of Tesla, Elon Musk, has created the concept Hyperloop for passengers brought into a pod that moves in tube with a low atmospheric pressure to their destination. The launch of Hyperloop One (which is not related to Musk) has begun construction of a full-scale test track, known as DevLoop, in the Nevada desert.

The track is cutting through the desert landscape of the place located about 30 minutes from Las Vegas. DevLoop tube is about 1640 feet (500 meters) long and 10.8 feet (3.3 meters) in diameter.

According to the company, the first public tests of DevLoop will take place sometime in the first half of this year.

The test track also serves as preparation for Hyperloop One's planned construction of its first commercial installation, which will run between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the company said. About 4,000 vehicles travel between the two Middle East cities every day, Hyperloop One estimates, and traffic congestion in Dubai amounts to $800 million in lost working hours. The Hyperloop system could offer a safer, lower-maintenance and less energy-intensive transportation option, and it could also drastically reduce commuters' travel time, the company said. With Hyperloop technology, the roughly 100-mile (160 kilometers) distance between the cities could be traversed in just 12 minutes, according to Hyperloop One.

The new high-speed transport system is the first major revolution in transportation for more than a century, said Rob Lloyd, a CEO of Hyperloop One.

Source: Live Science

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