HYPERLOOP
Hyperloop is a proposed ultra-high speed public transportation system in which passengers travel in autonomous electric pods at 600+ mph. See the original Hyperloop White Paper here.
A short Hyperloop tunnel was constructed in 2022 in Bastrop to test the vacuum pump systems. In addition, TBC and SpaceX hosted 4 student Hyperloop competitions, where student-built Pods reached speeds up to 288 mph.
Location: Bastrop, TX
Status: Test Track Complete and In Use
Hyperloop Test Tunnel - Hyperloop Pod Competition
The Hyperloop Pod Competition was an annual competition sponsored by SpaceX and The Boring Company from 2015–2019 in which student teams and hobbyists participated to design and build a subscale prototype transport vehicle, demonstrating technical feasibility of various aspects of the Hyperloop concept.
The SpaceX Hyperloop test track, or Hypertube, was designed in 2015 and constructed in 2016, reaching its full length of 1 mile by October 2016. The test track itself was also a prototype, to learn from the design, build process and evaluate how to apply automated construction techniques to future Hyperloop tracks.
