Hyperloop Transportation Technologies

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
Company typePrivate
Industry
FoundedNovember 2013 (2013-11)
HeadquartersPlaya Vista, California, U.S.
Key people
Number of employees
50
Websitewww.hyperlooptt.com

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, also known as HyperloopTT, is an American research company formed using a crowd collaboration approach (a mix of team collaboration and crowdsourcing)[3][4] to develop around the world[5] commercial transportation systems based on the Hyperloop concept.[6]

The concept of the Hyperloop was popularized in 2013 by Elon Musk, not affiliated with HyperloopTT.[7][8] The project was to develop a high speed, intercity transporter using a low pressure tube train which would reach a top speed of 800 miles per hour (1,300 km/h) with a yearly capacity of 15 million passengers.[9][10][11]

HyperloopTT's Quintero One

HyperloopTT also plans to build slower, urban Hyperloops for inter-suburb travel.[12]

  1. ^ www.hyperlooptt.com/about
  2. ^ Chee, Alexander (November 30, 2015). "The Race to Create Elon Musk's Hyperloop Heats Up". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Lynda Applegate, Terri L. Griffith, and Ann Majchrzak. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies: Building Breakthrough Innovations in Crowd-Powered Ecosystems. Harvard Business School Case 817-134, May 2017. (Revised October 2017.)
  4. ^ Statt, Nick (August 29, 2013). "Startup wants you to fund Hyperloop, and help design it too". CNET. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Hyperloop TT Projects".
  6. ^ Poeter, Damon (October 31, 2013). "Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Wants to Crowd-Source the Future". PC Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Brandom, Russell (August 12, 2013). "Elon Musk reveals plans for high-speed Hyperloop". The Verge. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Elon Musk's Hyperloop Alpha Project, Aug 12, 2013.
  9. ^ "Tomorrow's Transportation Is Getting Closer". Constructech. April 8, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Poeter, Damon (October 31, 2013). "Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Wants to Crowd-Source the Future". PC Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Hyperloop alpha" (PDF). SpaceX. August 12, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  12. ^ Rogowsky, Mark (December 19, 2014). "Hyperloop Reality Check: Elon Musk's High-Speed Scheme Is Alive And Kicking". Forbes. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

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