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THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION
Diana ZhouDirector of Project Strategy
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TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTIONS CHANGE
THE WORLD
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$300+ million
In funding raised from venture and strategic investors
VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE
400+tests
Run at the world’s only full-scale hyperloop
test site
200+employees
Specializing in aerospace, transportation, etc.
9+projects
Around the world, on track to break ground in
2019 in India
On a mission to create fast, effortless journeys that expand possibilities and eliminate the barriers of distance and time.
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Top Tier PartnersRanging from engineering, architectural, and advisory aspects of project development, to systems engineering and safety case development, to suppliers, to operators.
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Meets energy and consumer demands of coming century
• 100% electric
• Zero direct emissions
• 10x more energy efficient than air travel
• Reduces congestion & emissions
• Efficient land use, minimal noise
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• No at-grade crossings
• Fully autonomous
• Operates in enclosed environment
• Proprietary high-speed switching architecture eliminates traditional failure point
• No wheel-on-rail wear and tear
• Gradual acceleration, no turbulence
Inherently safe
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VHO HEADQUARTERSResearch & Development
MISSOURICompleted feasibility study with Black & Veatch for the Missouri Hyperloop Coalition to study St. Louis-Kansas City corridor. Lt. Governor chairing Blue Ribbon Panel to look at funding for next steps
COLORADOPartnered with the Colorado Department of Transportation to study a state-wide hyperloop network connecting to Denver International Airport
TEXASPartnered with the North Central Texas Council of Governments(NCTCOG) to study hyperloop along a Fort Worth-Laredo corridor and in a Tier II EIS between Dallas and Fort Worth
MIDWESTPartnered with Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) on an environmental study and a feasibility study for a Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh hyperloop
Developments in the United
States
DEVLOOPTest Site
PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania Turnpike Commission has awarded a $2 million contract for a feasibility study on a cross-state hyperloop from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia
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Operational DemoTrack Construction
2019-21
Safety & RegulatoryApprovals
2023
Commercial Operations
2028
Testing and Commissioning
2022
WHAT’S NEXT?