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
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