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  • THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION

    Diana ZhouDirector of Project Strategy

  • TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTIONS CHANGE

    THE WORLD

  • $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.

  • Top Tier PartnersRanging from engineering, architectural, and advisory aspects of project development, to systems engineering and safety case development, to suppliers, to operators.

  • 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

  • • 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

  • Operational DemoTrack Construction

    2019-21

    Safety & RegulatoryApprovals

    2023

    Commercial Operations

    2028

    Testing and Commissioning

    2022

    WHAT’S NEXT?