Hyperloop, the vacuum-sealed pod transit system designed by Elon Musk, may be about to take a step closer to reality thanks to a new competition. On Thursday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO explained his ...

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is using its experience building award-winning miniature Hyperloop pods to develop a full-scale model. Photo Credit: Technical University of Munich Hyperloop ...

It’s no secret that we have a travel problem. Getting around town takes too long, roads are congested, and if you want to travel between cities, taking a slow train doesn’t exactly work out. But ...

MUNICH — Hyperloop, a mega-fast transportation system dreamed up in 2013 by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, was supposed to be a reality by now. But it hasn't quite worked out that way. There has ...

Virgin Hyperloop One’s XP-1 test pod on display at COSI (Columbus, Ohio, U.S.). CW Photo | Scott Francis Since SpaceX (Hawthorne, Calif., U.S.) founder and CEO Elon Musk published his Hyperloop Alpha ...

During the competition, student teams from all over the world will compete for the fastest, best pod system. Like a sort of pneumatic tube, the pods shoot through a near vacuum tube, shaping the way ...

Tesla founder Elon Musk came up with the hyperloop concept in 2013. There has been so much hype, with several firms years ago saying that we would have a mass-scale hyperloop system by now. But the ...