The first passenger line high-speed Hyperloop system from the company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) will open in 2022, said in an interview with CNBC CEO Dirk Ahlborn. The company invited journalists to the newly opened test site, where again demonstrated a full-sized capsules HTT, which was brought to the final test. In the near term capsule will be used for the carriage of passengers inside a special vacuum closed highways at speeds over 1000 kilometers per hour.
Recall that the California company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies was founded about 5 years ago, after the American businessman, owner of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk presented the concept of high-speed transport system in 2012. The second largest player in the evolving field of Hyperloop the Hyperloop is One company – a subsidiary of Virgin.
From the outset special attention to the technology of closed high-speed systems showed the United Arab Emirates. In the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi by 2020, HTT plans to build 10-kilometer of the commercial branch with the possibility of expanding to Dubai, and then to the capital of Saudi Arabia Riyadh, which is about one thousand kilometers.
For the first time a full-sized version of passenger capsules company HTT showed last year in Spain on a specially timed event. Recently brought HTT capsule Quintero One in Toulouse, which will host the final stage of its testing. The company noted that “testing has begun”, but no details is not yet revealed.
The future is one step closer. After a three day, 1,500 km journey beginning in Southern Spain, the #Hyperloop passenger capsule has successfully arrived at @hyperlooptt ‘s test facility in Toulouse. Now the final tests are underway for #HyperloopTT. #transportingthefuture pic.twitter.com/Qp33rjVKPQ
— HyperloopTT (@hyperlooptt) 22 Jan 2019
The passenger capsule HTT Quintero One weighs 5 tons and can move at speeds up to 1,200 km/hour. Length of the capsule is 34 m, during a single flight it can carry up to 40 passengers.
Some time ago there was talk about the fact that Hyperloop Transportation Technologies was interested in Russia. In addition, the company signed an agreement with the Chinese authorities for the construction of the Hyperloop branches in China. The object is going to build on the territory of Guizhou province.
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