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Hyperloop Technologies is in talks with a Russian investor to
finance the possible building of a new kind of transport, the company’s
COO told RT at the World Economic Forum in Davos. It is likely the
government will also be keen on the idea, he believes.
Imagine a regular
pneumatic transport tube, used to move small objects in capsules, but on
a much, much bigger scale with people inside. US engineers recently
developed a system capable of carrying at least 28 people in a single
pod over long distances in a vacuum pipe, with pods departing every 30
seconds.The first full-scale travel system is currently being built in California, and will be ready to be launched around 2019, Hyperloop Chief Operating Officer Bibop Gresta told RT.
A Russian private investor, whose name is being kept secret for now, is contemplating whether to fund the Hyperloop project for Russia, the COO said.
Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/329963-russia-hyperloop-investor-talks/