A team of German student has win SpaceX ’s 2d Hyperloop competition , direct their pod to an telling speed of 324 kilometers ( 201 mi ) per hr .
The rivalry took place yesterday at SpaceX ’s home office in Hawthorne , California . Here , they ’ve got a 1.25 - kilometer ( 0.8 - mile ) test track adjust up .
This running is almost a vacuum , with most of the breeze sucked out . This is integral to make Hyperloop a reality , with Elon Musk ’s idea tout upper of up to 1,225 kilometre ( 760 mil ) per minute , and dramatically cut tape drive times between urban center if it ever becomes a realism .
The gain team was shout WARR Hyperloop , and was one of three finalists that take part in the competition yesterday . The two other team , Swissloop and Paradigm , herald from Switzerland and the US and Canada severally .
In a position on Twitter , Musk revealed a rather impressive video of the WARR pod in action . They had also make part in the late competitionin January , when their seedpod also reached the top amphetamine , back then just 58 mph .
WARR ’s pod , made of carbon roughage , weigh 80 kilo ( 176 pounds ) and used an galvanizing motor to accomplish its high speed . The students herald from the Technical University of Munich .
“ By using an electrical motor and therefore being independent from the SpaceX accelerator pedal fomite used by most contender to gain speed , the team gave themselves an advantage over the other teams , ” WARR said in astatement .
These teams are not the only I rise Hyperloop systems . Two company in the US , Hyperloop One and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , have also been hone their own pods and test tracks . The former managed to send out their pod down a tube at speeds of 310 km ( 192 miles ) per hourearlier this month .
When Musk first unveiled his Hyperloop idea in 2012 , it seemed he would be taking a backseat to its development . But having now endure a second rivalry , he is likely actively involved in the melodic theme , which may not be music to the ear of the two other troupe involved .
On Twitter , Musk say that it might be possible for a Hyperloop pod to go supersonic in SpaceX ’s trial tube , despite it being relatively shortsighted . This is a speed of more than 1,235 klick ( 768 miles ) per time of day , basically the last promised speed of Hyperloop .
This would require highly high-pitched acceleration and retardation , although he mark this was only because the track was so short . “ For passenger transportation , this can be spread over 20 + miles , so no spilt drunkenness , ” headded .
