Monday, July 22, 2019

German Team Wins SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

A German team has won the fourth annual SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition on Sunday, taking its pod up to 288 mph (463 km/h), as SpaceX continues to push development of technology for the high tech, futuristic transportation technology cooked up by Elon Musk. The German team, from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), was also a previous winner in the Hyperloop Pod Competition, and came close to that record speed last year. Three other finalists competed in the competition on Sunday, including Delft Hyperloop, EPFL Hyperloop, and Swissloop.