Far away from the west coast of America where it was speculated to be a reality, where Elon Musk wanted to cut down travel time from Los Angeles to San Fransisco to just 30 minutes instead of the 6 hours by car, an eastern European country is working out to make the fastest means of public transport a reality(Faster than an aeroplane).
Slovakia to get 1223km/h hyperloop, possibly by 2020
Dirk Ahlborn, chief executive officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), announced on Thursday that HTT has reached an agreement with the Slovakian government to explore building a local Hyperloop system. This transport system is capable of speeds of up to 760mph (1,223kph).
“Slovakia is a technological leader in the automotive, material science, and energy industries, many of the areas that are integral to the Hyperloop system,” said Ahlborn. “Having a European Hyperloop presence will incentivize collaboration and innovation within Slovakia and throughout Europe.”
HTT is exploring possibilities to develop a route connecting the Slovakian capital Bratislava with Vienna, the capital of Austria and the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Currently, Bratislava to Budapest via Vienna can take up to five hours by train. With hyperloop the time will come down to just eighteen minutes.
Speaking at the announcement, Vazil Hudak, Slovakia’s minister of economy said: “Hyperloop in Europe would cut distances substantially and network cities in unprecedented ways. A transportation system of this kind would redefine the concept of commuting and boost cross-border cooperation in Europe. The expansion of Hyperloop will lead to an increased demand for the creation of new innovation hubs, in Slovakia and all over Europe.”
Hyperloop is a project of Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motorsand will require $200-$300 million for implementation for the European project which is expected to be completed by 2020. Elon Musk has asked other entrepreneurs to come forward and realise this dream since he is already occupied with Tesla and SpaceX.
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