A couple of weeks after Hyperloop One completed its first full-scale test, the company behind the ambitious project has sent its transit pod through a stretch of tube at 192 mph.
According to the company, the Hyperloop One XP-1 pod glided above the track through magnetic levitation in a 500-meter long test tube that was depressurized to the equivalent of air at 200,000 feet above sea level.
While a top speed of 192 mph is well shy of the proposed 700 mph the pods will be capable of reaching, it is significantly faster than the 69 mph target reached in the first phase of testing.
In a statement, Hyperloop One chief executive Rob Lloyd said “We’ve proven that our technology works, and we’re now ready to enter into discussions with partners, customers and governments around the world about the full commercialization of our Hyperloop technology.
“We’re excited about the prospects and the reception we’ve received from governments around the world to help solve their mass transportation and infrastructure challenges.”
Last month, Elon Musk, the man who dreamt up the hyperloop, said he had been given verbal government approval for The Boring Company to build an underground hyperloop but it remains to be seen if he intends on joining forces with Hyperloop One to make it a reality.