When the hyperloop first sparked a frenzy in 2013, it was just an Elon Musk Big Idea—very exciting, maybe possible, definitely hard to believe. Now, five years on, a version of the futuristic, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Climate change, renewables and systems research. Virgin Hyperloop CTO Josh Giegel (left) and director of passenger experience Sara ...

Hyperloop One had once dreamed of building a high-speed freight link between Europe and China, one that could take cargo from one end to the other in a single day. That will, however, remain one of ...

The Hyperloop is one of the most exciting technological propositions in recent history. In its simplest form, the Hyperloop is an elevated tube that runs for hundreds of miles between cities, ...

It’s been almost ten years since Elon Musk brought hyperloop technology back into modern public consciousness with a 2013 research paper. His Space X sponsored The Hyperloop Pod Competition spawning ...

Elon Musk has a plan for humanity that covers clean energy, electric cars and spreading out amongst the stars. The billionaire also wants to do away with the tired and slow railways of the past in ...

Hyperloop One got a little closer to making its ambitious, high-speed transit system a reality last week. The startup successfully tested its full-scale Hyperloop system on its DevLoop test track in ...

Hyperloop, the futuristic and still theoretical transportation system that could someday propel people and packages at speeds of more than 600 miles per hour, has been designated a “public ...

Elon Musk first described his idea for a futuristic transportation system that would send passenger pods through tubes at speeds of hundreds of miles an hour back in 2013. At the time, the idea of ...

High-speed futuristic transportation company Virgin Hyperloop One is changing up its leadership. CEO Rob Lloyd has left after three years at the helm and Jay Walder, who ran bike-sharing operator ...

With a deep hum, linear induction motors spun up a powerful magnetic field along 200 feet of track in the Nevada desert. A shiny sled whizzed forward in a blur. Fifteen hundred pounds of aluminum ...

This morning, a company called Hyperloop One made history. Nearly four years to the day after Elon Musk first published his plans for the system, the company set a new hyperloop speed record, logging ...