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Study bolsters Virgin Hyperloop One's plans for a route cutting through Missouri

Nick Lavars October 17, 2018

Billed as the first such study in the US, the results of a feasibility study into Missouri Hyperloop are now in and outline some of the potential benefits stemming from a proposed route along the existing I-70 highway.

Virgin Hyperloop One has developed a full-scale test track and vehicle

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$500 million Hyperloop development facility set for southern Spain

Nick Lavars August 7, 2018

Spain is set to receive a shiny new facility for the development of next-gen transport, with Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One reaching an agreement with local authorities to open a research center in the region of Andalusia, in the country's south.

A new research center for Virgin Hyperloop One will span 19,000 sq m in southern Spain

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Cargospeed: How 1000 km/h Hyperloop technology could supercharge freight delivery

Nick Lavars April 29, 2018

The people-moving potential of a Hyperloop rightly generates a lot of the buzz, we are talking about fizzing people through low-vacuum tubes at around the speed of sound. But what about its capacity to moves goods with new levels of efficiency?

The Virgin Hyperloop One system used for Cargospeed will be the same used for its passenger ...

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Virgin Hyperloop One shows off shiny new passenger pod for Saudi Arabia

Nick Lavars April 4, 2018

Virgin Hyperloop One has welcomed the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to a test facility in the Mojave Desert, showing off a specially branded passenger pod as the county looks to accelerate its efforts to get the futuristic transport system up and running.

Virgin Hyperloop One has previously flagged a network spanning the Gulf region, connecting metropolises such as ...

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Virgin Hyperloop One shows off a passenger pod in Dubai

Nick Lavars February 26, 2018

Virgin Hyperloop One has been making inroads in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a little while. Now it has unveiled a prototype pod developed together with Dubai's transport authority, offering locals a little glimpse at a potential future of subsonic tube travel.

Images of Virgin Hyperloop One's prototype pod show a very spacious cabin