Elon Musk, ceo of Tesla and SpaceX, has announced that he has a 8-kilometre long test track for his Hyperloop capsules would like to build. You could have the test track in Texas. With the establishment wants to Musk, the concept still only exists on paper in the practice tests.
The Hyperloop system seems to be a combination between old-fashioned buizenpost and Japanese bullettrains. The capsules are in a closed tube, electromagnetic means, for example, Tweakers rather mixed. The straight parts would be the capsules a speed of 1220 kilometers per hour may develop.
Currently, technicians and students, to study the feasibility of the Hyperloop. In an attempt the concept to achieve has Musk via his Twitter account announced that he is a test track of 8km will be built, together with a research centre. He has a location in Texas on the eye. The test track would, among others, by students and companies can be used to the capsules, pods called to try out. When the circuit must be ready, is not clear.
In addition to the announcement of the construction of a test track has Musk also conceived the idea for an annual race for pods. It students would have to participate. He retrieves the Formula SAE competition as an example. In California by a group of investors has already worked on designs for a Hyperloop-pods, but prototypes are not yet built.
