CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Tata Steel and TuTr Hyperloop signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at IIT Madras on December 23, 2022, to jointly work on the development and deployment of Hyperloop technology at scale. The main research areas will focus on design and materials selection challenges. Hyperloop is a future option for a high-speed, […] The post Tata Steel and TuTr Hyperloop sign a MoA to develop and deploy Hyperloop technology appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The high-speed rail project has been going on the 70% proposed hyperloop route for Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad therefore it can be assumed that Maharashtra Government has wrapped up the hyperloop transportation project. The State Government that changed this month has decided to wrap up the hyperloop proposal. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited […] The post Possibility of Hyperloop Project on Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad route has reduced appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology on his visit to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on 19 May has approved Rs 8.34 crore collaborative initiative on Hyperloop Technology, proposing a high-speed transportation system. IIT Madras submitted a proposal to Indian Railways for collaborating on […] The post Team Avishkar of IIT Madras to collaborate with IR for Hyperloop technology transportation appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Students’ Team Avishkar Hyperloop has received investment from L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) to develop innovations in the Hyperloop landscape. LTTS will provide funding and technical support to Team Avishkar on their Hyperloop project. LTTS will enable Team Avishkar to further gain traction on its […] The post IIT Madras’ Avishkar Hyperloop team receives investments from L&T Technology Services appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

On 23rd August 2021, Virgin Hyperloop launched a promotional video explaining how its futuristic high-speed transportation system will work in several cities. In November, the company, an arm of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, successfully tested out its hyperloop system with human passengers. The vehicles, referred to as “pods,” will eventually be able to seat up to 28 passengers at […] The post Virgin Hyperloop released a video on Futuristic High-Speed Transportation System appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Team Avishkar, consisting of 40 students from IIT Madras, has qualified for the European Hyperloop Week. This international event will be held from 19 to 25 July this year at Valencia in Spain. Team Avishkar became the only team from Asia to qualify for the finals of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod […] The post IIT Madras Avishkar Team qualify for European Hyperloop Week appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): According to different reports, The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) and the US-based hyperloop technology leader Virgin Hyperloop are planning to conduct a feasibility study to build a hyperloop corridor for high-speed transport between the airport and the city centre. “An agreement has been signed by the airport operator (BIAL) and […] The post Study for exploring possibilities of hyperloop corridor in Bangalore appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

LOS ANGELES (Metro Rail News): Virgin Hyperloop Today appointed Raja Narayanan as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Narayanan who was previously with Hyundai-Aptiv JV will oversee all finance and business development activity for Virgin Hyperloop as compnay drives hyperloop technology towords commercialisation. Raja Narayanan, CFO, Virgin Hyperloop, Said: “I have built my career around things […] The post Virgin Hyperloop appoints Raja Narayanan as the Chief Financial Officer appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

ABU DHABI (Metro Rail News): World’s first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and the California-based, Virgin Hyperloop, a leader in hyperloop development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate a collaborative approach to research and innovation in the field of AI. In a virtual […] The post MBZUAI Join Hands with Virgin Hyperloop to advance transportation sector through AI appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more

AMSTERDAM (Metro Rail News): Amsterdam Airport Schiphol will increase its involvement in hyperloop by extending the partnership with the Dutch hyperloop company Hardt Hyperloop, that was 1st announced in 2018. From now, the parties have carried out a joint study which displays hyperloop can perform a major role in Schiphol fitting the envisioned sustainable multi-modal […] The post Schiphol fitting the envisioned sustainable multi-modal hub hyperloop appeared first on Metro Rail News ..read more