Hyperloop One have built the world’s first Hyperloop test track
Four years after Elon Musk first gave the Hyperloop concept to the world Hyperloop One have just finished building the world's first test track.
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Griffin, M. (2017) 'Hyperloop One have built the world’s first Hyperloop test track', 311 Institute, 9 March. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/hyperloop-one-have-built-the-worlds-first-hyperloop-test-track/ (Accessed: 8 October 2026).
The Hyperloop concept, a futuristic transportation system that speeds passengers seated inside pods through low pressure tubes at blistering speeds of about 760 mph (1,220 km/h), and that would make the Japanese bullet train look about as advanced as a British milk float was first posited in 2013, by SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk.
Ever since that day companies, such as Hyperloop One have been trying to make that dream a reality, signing contracts with the Dubai government and floating the idea of a global network of Hyperloops. Now the first Hyperloop network has taken one step closer to reality with the completion of the first test track in the Nevada desert and testing itself, we're told, will begin in the next few months.
What this means for your organisation
Concept becomes infrastructure.
Four years after the idea was proposed, a full test track exists. Physical testing will show what works. Investors will watch results closely.
Rail faces a challenger.
Speeds far beyond bullet trains could change intercity travel. Rail operators may face new competition on long routes. They should study where it fits.
Governments are interested.
Deals with Dubai show demand from ambitious states. Public support will be vital for funding and approvals. Leaders should track which governments commit.
Three questions for your next leadership meeting
- Which of our long distance routes could hyperloop compete with?
- How would we evaluate hyperloop against high speed rail?
- Which governments are backing hyperloop projects?
The trends and technologies behind this story
From the 311 Starburst, the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit’s map of the technologies and trends shaping the next 50 years.
Analysis by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit, from Matthew Griffin’s article and 311 data. First published on Fanatical Futurist.
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Four years after Elon Musk first gave the Hyperloop concept to the world Hyperloop One have just finished building the world's first test track.
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Matthew Griffin Founder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 9 March 2017. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2017). Hyperloop One have built the world’s first Hyperloop test track. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/hyperloop-one-have-built-the-worlds-first-hyperloop-test-track/
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