Hyperloop, the superfast 'vacuum train,' is coming to China
Tehran (KNA) - Tongren city in Guizhou province has become the first city in China to sign an agreement with US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT).
The superfast, futuristic transportation was first envisioned by Elon Musk in 2013. Hyperloop can move people and cargo up to about 1,000km/h through low-pressure, nearly-zero-friction tubes using pressurized capsule rides.
The initial deal between HTT and Tongren Transportation & Tourism Investment Group covers the building of a 10-kilometer test track.
"Ten kilometers is the necessary starting point for system and passenger optimization prior to expanding the line. Right now, agreements for 10 km are the longest official agreements in place for any hyperloop system," Ben Cooke, HTT's director of media relations, explained to CNN Travel."
We will be able to achieve new speed records at this distance; at a comfortable 1g acceleration we will get up to 671 miles (or 1,079 kilometers) per hour," said Cooke.
HTT has also signed hyperloop agreements with Abu Dhabi and Ukraine earlier in 2018. Its first track -- in Toulouse, France -- has begun construction in April 2018. The first phrase will include a 320-meter system.
Source: CNN