23 Apr 2018 • 1 min read

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Is Officially Constructing Its Test Track

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has been kind of M.I.A. for around a year now, ever since the California company announced it was building the world’s first full-scale, passenger-ready hyperloop.

It took a while but it now appears HyperloopTT’s vision is becoming a reality.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies not only revealed it was currently constructing a kilometer-long test track near its R&D center in France, the company released an accompanying video to quell any potential speculation that the news was merely another publicity stunt.

https://youtu.be/oUrtE5SCudM

The test track will be constructed in two phases, a closed 320-meter system that will be operational this year, and a 1-kilometer-long full-scale system, elevated by pylons scheduled to be completed next year.

At the moment, a full-scale passenger capsule is expected to be completed this summer.

A finished test track from Hyperloop Transportation Technologies would mark the third hyperloop test track in the world, and make history by being the fist ever in Europe.

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