Hyperloop

IIT Madras to host Asia's first global hyperloop competition from Feb 21-25

As many as Ten Hyperloop teams comprising 200 students are competing in Asia's first Global Hyperloop Competition (GHC) 2025 being organised by the IIT Madras, according to officials. The event from Feb 21-25 will also host 150 industry delegates from across the world, representing the mobility, research and hyperloop sectors. The competition is being held at "Discovery", Indian Institute of Technology Madras' Satellite Campus located in Thaiyur, about 36 km from the main campus. GHC 2025 is set to position India at the heart of hyperloop innovation. It is aimed at uniting global talent, industry leaders, and researchers, fostering collaboration, innovation, and real-world implementation of hyperloop technology, officials said. Hyperloop is the fifth mode of transportation, a high-speed train that travels in a near-vacuum tube. The reduced air resistance allows the capsule inside the tube to reach speeds of more than 1000 km/h. Elon Musk, who heads SpaceX and Tesla, proposed the id

Mumbai to Pune in 25 mins? IIT Madras tests India's first Hyperloop track

The announcement was made by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday, who shared the news on social media along with a video showcasing the newly built track

Hyperloop can soon become a reality in India: Swisspod CEO Denis Tudor

Moonshot tech, once built at scale, may be used in freight first, says Swiss hyperloop innovator

ArcelorMittal partners with IIT Madras to create Hyperloop facility in TN

Steel giant ArcelorMittal has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras to build "Asia's first" Hyperloop test track facility here, the company said here on Wednesday. The companies, ArcelorMittal and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS), are providing foundational steel materials as well as engineering, design, and project management expertise to support the construction of Asia's first Hyperloop test track at the 163-acre Discovery campus of IIT Madras, located at Thaiyur on the outskirts of Chennai, a company release here said. ArcelorMittal is collaborating with the IIT Madras's Hyperloop Technology teams -- Avishkar Hyperloop, a student team, and TuTr Hyperloop, a startup incubated in IIT Madras, for the project. The Ministry of Railways is also a key partner. ArcelorMittal and AM/NS will supply 400 tonnes of steel for the fabrication of a 400-metre vacuum tube at the site, while engineers from AMDEC, the design and engineering arm of ArcelorMittal, will hel

TuTr to tie up with IIT Madras on IP development in hyperloop technology

Initial focus on cargo movement to boost productivity of various stakeholders

Twitter merged into Musk's X Corp, exists no longer as a separate company

Twitter has announced a significant development, stating that it has merged with everything app called 'X', owned by Elon Musk

Tesla Superchargers now open to other EVs at 'select sites' in US

Elon Musk-run Tesla has officially begun allowing other electric vehicles to fuel up at some Supercharger stations in the US

IIT Madras testing plan for hyperloop parallel to Chennai-Bengaluru route

IIT Madras has demonstrated contactless propulsion and braking for the project, and will be ready technology-wise by July 2023

Some foreign cos keen to bring hyoerloop tech to India: NITI Aayog member

Some foreign companies have shown interest to bring hyperloop technology for ultra-high-speed travel in India, but discussions are at a very early stage, Niti Aayog Member VK Saraswat said on Friday. Saraswat, who is heading a committee to explore the technological and commercial viability of the Virgin hyperloop technology, said the committee has prepared a preliminary report. "We have also interacted with some of the companies which are foreign companies, which are already developing this (hyperloop) technology. "They have shown some interest in bringing this technology (to India). The discussion is in a very early stage," he told PTI. Hyperloop is a high-speed train, running in vacuum in a tube. The technology proposed by inventor and businessman Elon Musk, who is behind the electric car company Tesla and the commercial space transport company SpaceX. The Virgin Hyperloop test run was conducted on November 9, 2020, on a 500-metre track in Las Vegas in the US with a pod, as the

IIT-M team working on hyperloop project to get funds from L&T arm

A team of IIT-Madras students working on the development of a hyperloop system on Wednesday said that an arm of engineering, procurement and construction major Larsen & Toubro will give funds and technical support to the project. L&T Technology Services, which focuses on rendering engineering services, will provide funds and technical support to Team Avishkar's hyperloop project, which features high-speed train travel in near-vacuum tubes at a speed of over 1,200 kilometre per hour, an official statement said. Avishkar is aiming to build the world's largest student-developed hyperloop testing facility at IIT-Madras, and is hoping to complete the construction of this 500-metre hyperloop by this year. This facility will be constructed at the Discovery campus, the satellite campus of IIT Madras located about 35 km from the main institute. A number of companies have proposed building a hyperloop system in the country on routes like Mumbai-Pune or Chandigarh-Amritsar. Though the ...

Virgin Hyperloop fires nearly half of its workforce, to focus on cargo

US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff.

Elon Musk's Boring Co. will pay fees of up to 5% on Las Vegas loop sales

Clark County commissioners approved an agreement for Boring Co. to expand an existing Loop tunnel to more parts of Las Vegas, as far south as Allegiant Stadium, where the Raiders play.

In years not decades: Hyperloop signs new deal amid competition with Virgin

Hyperloop TT on Tuesday unveiled a deal to integrate signaling gear from its new shareholder Hitachi Rail

Explained: How to get humans to travel through near-vacuum tubes

Vacuums are expensive to create and maintain, especially over large distances. The hyperloop path is ideally not loopy. It should be a straight line, with few inclines

Virgin Hyperloop completes first-ever human trial in hyperloop pod in US

Two passengers, both company staff, travelled 500 metres in 15 seconds, reaching 107 mph (172 km per hour), marking the completion of the first-ever trial, the company said

Antivirals, spaceflights, hyperloops among 20 mkts to alter economies: WEF

These markets can help societies protect and empower people, advance knowledge and understanding, and protect the environment, among other benefits

Virgin Hyperloop: Banking on Bengaluru's young population and growth

Naushad Oomer, Director of Operations - India, Virgin Hyperloop tells Business Standard about the proposed ambitious project and its future tie-ups

BIAL, Virgin sign MoU to study viable hyperloop corridor from city airport

The pre-feasibility study, which focuses on technical, economic and route feasibility, is expected to be completed in two phases of six months each, the release said

Richard Branson meets Uddhav Thackeray over Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project

Branson had made it clear that the entire cost of the project will be borne by the private sector and it will not depend on any funding from the state

Maha govt accords infrastructure status to Mumbai-Pune hyperloop project

Hyperloop is a ultramodern, superfast transport project which is being implemented to link Mumbai and Pune, which are located around 200km apart