Since time immemorial humans have looked to the sky in awe. Dreamily. Eager to ride the wind. Fly like a bird. In part it has been achieved through the plane, one of the most revolutionary forms of transportation history and has allowed to connect continents in a few hours. Before, long before the railroad he helped develop entire cities. Straddling both worlds Hyperloop a land transport system based on capsules driven by compressed air, which can move at speeds approaching 1,200 mph, breaking the sound barrier is located.
It sounds like science fiction, but it is possible thanks to modern technology. He introduced two years ago, although it will not be until next when construction begins. It will be in Quay Valley, an area that will link San Francisco and Los Angeles. The forecasts are that the company move the first line starting back in 2018 or 2019. Given the investment required the futuristic vision of the project, is currently negotiating with investors from countries like Spain to try to analyze its viability in other territories outside US borders, with China, for its vast geography, one of the most attractive regions. It was founded in November 2013 JumpStartFund through a collective funding platform. Since then, the project has attracted some 420 professionals, many of them engineers and industry experts.
These professionals develop the project in exchange for a share of the company. NASA, Boeing, Tesla, SpaceX, Cisco, Google, Yahoo, Airbus, Harvard, Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are among the organizations which some of these workers, some part-time.
In any case, the goal is to park the rails traditional conventional trains. To get it done from a special pipe dimensions and excessive propose a system whose construction cost promises to be “inferior” to that of the conventional rail network speed.
It is a train without rails. This transport “fly” through a propulsion system, exercised by solar energy and with powerful long-life rechargeable batteries. Each capsule (wagon) give space to 28 passengers, divided by areas (business economics). Despite the questions raised, the company promises that the travel experience will be “comfortable” and the pressure inside ‘will be reduced. “
Security
There are issues that can not be avoided. Where safety is then? Have you overlooked? The supersonic train will be “safe”, even in case of an earthquake, even a line of traditional rail or road vehicles. “The pipes are based on a similar technology developed in the seventies and have survived earthquakes of grade 8 on the Richter scale. The system is safer than rail, which is regulated and supervised by humans. The capsule has provided sufficient safety measures in case of emergency, “recounts Dirk Alhborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, in an interview with ABC.
It seems strange, yes, crazy for the times, but the project leaders believe it will be possible to allow cost-free use. “The main argument for possible Hyperloop is not speed, is the business model. At the moment there is no passenger rail system in the world to be profitable without subsidies from governments. We have a very low cost of investment because of the potential to generate more energy than we are using. So we expect to be a valid option worldwide as a local system, “emphasizes this German engineer who speaks broken Castilian. In concert, the construction cost promises to cost about 16,000 million dollars, compared to 68.000 million requiring a railway line.
“Paying for a ticket is the eighteenth century. Google and Facebook offer free critical infrastructure as for money for the services otherwise. Our low operating costs enable us to act in the same way. If we are able to make more money we can use to regulate the price demand “he adds.
Short-haul flights
Therefore, is the train car of the future? What is the real purpose of all this? Do I replace long-term aircraft or train banish ultimately? “We love trains and planes, but the travel experience should be better, which is one of the areas in which we work. We think we fit in the middle. The planes would make more sense for longer distances, while short-haul flights could be somewhat obsolete if a Hyperloop is available, “he predicts.
Transport (known) can change the angle, move in the future by other means and, who knows, bringing cities more quickly. You just have to think about what progress has been made in recent decades. An example: in 1915 completed the distance a train from Cadiz to Madrid in twelve hours; now it makes four.
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