The future at any speed
Proof that a magnetically driven propulsion system can work, delivering over 2 G’s of thrust in under a second is thrilling (to think about, not to witness), but Hyperloop One has its work cut out for it, in just about every phase of Hyperloop development.
Perhaps the biggest moment of the all-too-brief test — when the sled kicked up a huge cloud of sand and dust — also highlighted yet another area in need of development: the braking system. For the purposes of this test, Hyperloop One added elephant tusk-like hooks to the base of the sled that would catch in the big sand pile at the end of the track.