Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has delivered the first tubes to the research center located in southwest France as it begins construction of the first Hyperloop network for transport people and goods.
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The company expects to complete a 320-meter system that will be commissioned later this year and is expected to build another network 1 kilometer in 2019.
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced last year that it opened a European research center in Toulouse, France. Toulouse is the fourth largest city in the country, but also the homeland of many transport and aerospace giants such as Airbus. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies began shipping the pipes yesterday, which created turmoil in the Local community.
"Five years ago, we set out to solve the most pressing problems concerning transportation: efficiency, comfort and speed. Today, we are taking an important step forward to achieve this goal," said Hyperloop Transportation Technologies CEO Dirk Ahlborn.
"Hyperloop is more than just a show of fast acceleration and more than just a speed record. It's a real opportunity to create an effective and safe system for an unparalleled passenger experience. "
The pipes to be installed in Toulouse have a diameter of 4,0 meters, which means that the system can also carry containers in addition to passengers. The company hopes to have the capsules of passengers, which is being built in Carbures, Spain, later this summer.
