Josh Giegel and Sara Luchian take the Virgin Hyperloop maiden voyage (Photo via Virgin Hyperloop) Virgin Hyperloop made history on Sunday when it completed the world's first hyperloop passenger test.

Nearly three years ago, technology billionaire Elon Musk proposed a radical idea: Why not create a transportation system that involved putting people-filled pods in low-pressure tubes, then zipping ...

Hyperloop’s first test was conducted in open air Hyperloop One Hyperloop technology is gearing up for its upcoming real-world introduction. On 11 May, Los Angeles-based startup Hyperloop One conducted ...

Hyperloop One today announced the successful completion of the world's first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment. This test was Phase 1 of a multi-phase program and was privately ...

The company behind the Hyperloop, the transport system dreamed up by Elon Musk, has revealed it is closing its doors and laying off its workers this week. Hyperloop One's aim was to commercialise an ...

Virgin Hyperloop is building a centre for testing and certifying its high-speed transportation system in West Virginia, designed by architecture firm BIG. The Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) ...

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The world’s longest hyperloop test has revealed what future high-speed travel could look like – but critics doubt the viability of hyperloop technology for mass use. While the UK is lagging behind on ...

Hyperloop, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s concept for the future of mass transportation aims to to combine air and rail transportation to provide fast, comfortable and efficient transport, and ...

Virgin Hyperloop One could be used to connect London’s airports “in five minutes” according to the company’s CEO, Rob Lloyd. The Branson-backed high-speed transport project is still in development, ...