A student team from Germany’s TU Munich achieved a top speed of 463 kmph (288 mph) on its prototype pod at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition.
We would be hard pressed to find a more colorful and controversial company than Tesla, making it as high as number 3 on our Freight.Tech list.
Virgin Hyperloop One has a new CEO and chairman in the space of a week, with it now looking forward to commercialize and implement the world’s first hyperloop system in India.
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, as stepped down from being chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One, stating that the company needs a more “hands-on chair” to invest in its growth.
Hyperloop is a technology that has been touted an exciting prospect in the transportation vertical. What is it about and how could it help improve the industry?
Hyperloop is just one of the technologies that is looking to change the way goods and people move over the next 30 years.
The project will be powered with Virgin Hyperloop One’s technology to “enable ultra-fast, on-demand deliveries of high-priority goods and can revolutionize logistics, support economic zones, and create thriving economic megaregions.”
Virgin Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies are competing in UAE to build the first hyperloop network in the region.
The recent Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas gave Virgin Hyperloop One the opportunity to promote its vision and potential of hyperloop technology.
Virgin Hyperloop One has established a new record for hyperloop technology, appointed Richard Branson chairman, and secured $50 million in new funding.
Hyperloop has been touted as a way to move passengers long distances quickly, but it is most likely going to find its footing first in the freight world, according to those working to develop the technology.
How might the digitization of trucking change the industry? That is the question that Cerasis tackled in a recent blog posting. The answer is somewhat obvious: a lot.
