We are in a brave new world of transport revolution, the development of autonomous vehicles and flying cars as per Boeing’s latest release is only the beginning. A point to point transport system combining the convenience of trains and faster than a jet is also being developed called a hyperloop. The two companies leading this development race are Hyperloop transport technologies (HTT) and Virgin Hyperloop One, with a third player, Transpod progressing at a slower pace. Though these three tech companies are constantly having articles published about them their progress is hard to accurately predict.
The Hyperloop is a proposed transport system that uses a linear motor, much like the Japanese bullet train. Setting it apart from the bullet train however, the Hyperloop travels in a tube where a partial vacuum has been formed reducing friction from air. Because of this difference proponents of the hyperloop claim that it can reach an astronomical speed of up to 1200 km/h, although this is yet to be proven.