What is hyperloop and how it works?

What is hyperloop and how it works?

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Hyperloop is a new high-speed transport system which is designed to move transport using air pressure which reportedly reduces accidents and brings down the travel time significantly

The Maharashtra government signed a framework of an agreement with the US-based company now known as Virgin Hyperloop One on February 18 to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai beginning with an operational demonstration track.

This will potentially reduce traveling time to just 25 minutes from 55 minutes is one travel via flight.

Hyperloop is a new high-speed transport system which is designed to move transport using air pressure which reportedly reduces accidents and brings down the travel time significantly.

Hyperloop technology uses a linear electric motor to accelerate and decelerate an electromagnetically levitated pod through a low-pressure tube with speed up to 1000 kilometer per hour.

What is most interesting about this system is that it travels at such high speed still the passengers sitting inside don't feel any turbulence when it glides for miles.

Entrepreneur Elon Musk who had popularised the idea had said the concept would be useful on Mars as no tubes would be needed because Mars's atmosphere is about 1% the density of the Earth's at sea level.

The project is expected to be operational by 2024.