This is a step forward for the transportation system
A company developing the technology said on Monday that the hyper-high-speed rail, a new type of public transportation whose capsules roar through a magnetic field through decompression pipes, has achieved a major lift-off in northern Netherlands.
In the high-speed transportation system testing facility once promoted by Elon Musk, a test vehicle floated and passed through a pipe.
“Today, with the first successful test, we were able to levitate the vehicle and turn on the guidance system and the propulsion system,” Marinus van der Meijs, director of technology and engineering at hyperrail company Hardt, told The Associated Press late. Last week before Monday’s official announcement.
The 420-meter-long (460-yard) pipeline at the European Hyperlink Center consists of 34 individual sections, most of which are 2.5 meters (more than eight feet) in diameter. The vacuum pump draws air out to reduce the internal pressure. This reduces drag and allows the capsule to travel at high speeds.
Hyperloop developers aim to get the capsule through the pipe at speeds of up to 700 kilometers per hour (435 mph). Its supporters say it is much more efficient than short-haul flights, high-speed rail and freight trucks, but it will involve significant infrastructure investment.
So far, the speed has been moderate in the limited space provided by the test center.
Once the capsule is in place in the pipeline,”we launch it at an acceleration similar to that of a subway, with a top speed of about 30 kilometers per hour (18 mph) and about 100 meters (more than 300 feet) in the pipeline,” Van der Meis added.
Even so, this is still a milestone and requires caution.
“The hardest thing we’re doing right now is testing all of these features together. Suspension, propulsion, guidance, all of these functions we can now perform as an orchestra, making them work together,”said Rool Van der Pass, commercial director of the Hart Hyperlink.
Musk first proposed the idea more than a decade ago, implying that it could transport passengers nearly 400 miles (645 kilometers) between Los Angeles and San Francisco in 30 minutes. Since then, teams around the world have been working to turn this idea into reality.
“In order to use the hyper-rail as a mobile system, we face a very complex problem that requires technology, policies, public-private partnerships, and this is what we need most,” Van der Pass said. “At Hardt, we are ready for passenger transport in 2030.”
Some analysts expressed doubts. When the hyperrail testing facility opened in March, Robert Nolan, a distinguished professor at Rutgers University’s Brustan School of Planning and Public Policy, told The Associated Press that building the necessary infrastructure was too costly and called it “another example of policymakers chasing shining goals.” Purpose.”
In 2016, Dubai, United Arab Emirates signed an agreement with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One to study the potential of building a super-high-speed rail line between the city and Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
The deal was announced on top of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, a panoramic skyline of the future city-state that is both a backdrop and a symbol of Dubai’s desire to be the first to rush into the future.。
But like many flashy announcements from the city-state, the idea of super-high-speed rail has faded in recent years, and no tracks have been built. The Super High-Speed Rail 1 closed in December.
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