Hyperloop Dubai: Elon Musk's vision could take passengers 65 miles from Fujairah in 10 Minutes

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Being propelled in capsules along a pneumatic tube at speeds of up to 740mph (1,200km/h) might seem like something out of science fiction.

But the concept of a super-fast Hyperloop train may be a reality soon as more and more cities are joining the race to build quicker transport.

The latest city is Dubai, which will be hosting a competition looking for designs of a radical new mass transit system, able to carry passengers at speeds faster than some airliners.

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Being propelled in capsules along a pneumatic tube at speeds of up to 740mph (1,200km/h) might seem like something out of science fiction. But the concept of a super-fast Hyperloop train might be a reality sooner than you think. Pictured is a concept design

HYPERLOOP IN DUBAI
Dubai will be hosting looking for designs of a radical new mass transit system, able to carry passengers at speeds faster than some airliners.

The city plans to host an international competition in September, where designs will be invited for a system that uses a pipeline to propel people and goods in capsules.

The 48-hour 'Build Live Earth' contest on 26 September will involve international scientific cooperation to introduce the latest technology on Hyperloop transportation designs.

Hyperloop is the vision of Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX, who made the technology patent-free in a bid to encourage international scientific collaboration around the futuristic concept.

The tube is suspended off the ground to protect against weather and earthquakes.

Passengers would sit in either individual or group pods, which would then be accelerated with magnets.

A Hyperloop between Dubai and Fujairah, a distance of 65 miles (105 km) would reduce travel time to less than 10 minutes.

The city plans to host an international competition in September, where designs will be invited for a system that uses a pipeline to propel people and goods in capsules, the government of the United Arab Emirates has said.

More than 100 participants have enrolled under teams from various engineering and scientific international enterprises, and in the final stage, six teams will explain their project in front of evaluation judges

A Hyperloop between Dubai and Fujairah, a distance of 65 miles (105 km) would reduce travel time to less than 10 minutes. The tube is suspended off the ground to protect against weather and earthquakes
The 48-hour 'Build Live Earth' contest on 26 September will involve international scientific cooperation to introduce the latest technology on Hyperloop transportation designs

The 48-hour 'Build Live Earth' contest on 26 September will involve international scientific cooperation to introduce the latest technology on Hyperloop transportation designs. Passengers would sit in either individual or group pods (pictured), which would then be accelerated with magnets
HYPERLOOP IN EUROPE

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) met with Slovakian government officials earlier this year to finalise and sign an agreement.

They are looking to build a local Hyperloop system, with the vision of creating future routes connecting Bratislava with Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary.

They wants the first stage to be complete by 2020.

But the company has not secured funding yet, and the project is expected to cost $200-300 million (£141 – 211 million).

Meanwhile Hyperloop One is working with FS-Links AB on a Hyperloop system that will operate between Finland, Sweden and Estonia.

The 48-hour 'Build Live Earth' contest on 26 September will involve international scientific cooperation to introduce the latest technology on Hyperloop transportation designs.

More than 100 participants have enrolled under teams from various engineering and scientific international enterprises, and in the final stage, six teams will explain their project in front of evaluation judges.

'Dubai is hosting this global event as part of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make the UAE and Dubai a global platform for innovative minds to come together to create futuristic solutions on issues of relevance to humanity,' said Mohammed Al Gergawi, managing director of Dubai Future Foundation.

'This will eventually lead to massive global economic growth, and we aim to keep pace with the rapid developments by focusing on smart application of services and innovation in all fields,' Al Gergawi added.
The Hyperloop concept was first proposed by billionaire, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla. It has already to the development of technologies such as augmented reality windows for public transport, which could feature in the new train

The Hyperloop concept was first proposed by billionaire, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla. It has already to the development of technologies such as augmented reality windows for public transport, which could feature in the new train
Hyperloop One is just one of the start-ups hoping to revolutionize transport systems with the Hyperloop. It ahs been building a test track in the Nevada desert (pictured) and hopes to reach speeds of more than 600mph by early next year

Hyperloop One is just one of the start-ups hoping to revolutionize transport systems with the Hyperloop. It ahs been building a test track in the Nevada desert (pictured) and hopes to reach speeds of more than 600mph by early next year

The development of future transportation solutions is hoped to change the way people handle their daily tasks, and the way they work and commute, especially considering that the world is witnessing a technical revolution involving 3D printing, self-driving vehicles, and robotics.

Experts say the cost of building a single Hyperloop tube will cost just 10 per cent of the cost of building conventional high speed trains.

Earlier this year it was revealed an 'Innovation Train' featuring new technologies developed by the Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), such as augmented reality windows, could be available as soon as next year.

The company has teamed up with Deutsche Bahn, which operates the largest rail network in Europe, to create a more efficient train with a 'modern digital presence.'

HTT's futuristic transport system envisages passengers being able to travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco in just 34 minutes.

The company is working with a Munich-based company called Re'Flekt, which specialises in augmented reality.

The major addition to the train will be Hyperloop-style interactive windows.

 

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Dubai considers "hyperloop" transit near the speed of sound

An Emirati man passes by a poster presenting Hyperloop Dubai, The Future of Mass Transit at the Dubai Future Accelerators in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A network of tubes whisking passengers across a country at close to the speed of sound may seem like a sci-fi pipe dream, but in the already futuristic city of Dubai it would fit right in.

The city-state just hosted a two-day competition for designs related to a high-speed system known as a hyperloop, in which levitating pods powered by electricity and magnetism would hurtle through low-friction pipes at a top speed of 1,220 kph (760 mph).

The idea, first proposed by Tesla co-founder Elon Musk in 2013, is still being tested. But Dubai has already partnered with Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One to examine possible lines going to the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi, and elsewhere.

At a presentation Tuesday, Hyperloop One suggested such a network could include an undersea tunnel connecting Abu Dhabi to Doha, Qatar, with a trip time of just under 22 minutes. The network could extend to the island nation of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
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“Imagine that you can live in Riyadh, work in Dubai, have your dinner in Abu Dhabi and watch a movie in Qatar,” Saif al-Aleeli, the young CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, which hosted the competition, told The Associated Press. “Dubai is trying, as a mission, to prove that concept.”

The heart of this effort can be seen around the Emirate Towers, where the office of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, looks out on a glass skyline that was mainly built in the last 15 years. Outside, construction has begun on the Museum of the Future. The world’s first office entirely built of material made by 3-D printers sits nearby.

A mall underneath the towers looks like one of Dubai’s many luxury shopping centers until you see the robot assisting customers at a local bank branch. Just around the corner is the Dubai Future Foundation, the government initiative that helped sponsor the hyperloop competition with the city-state’s Roads and Transportation Authority.

Sheikh Mohammed visited the foundation Monday, putting on a virtual-reality headset and walking among its chic offices filled with 3-D printers and other gadgets.

“Our goal is to anticipate challenges and explore future investment opportunities,” a message on Sheikh Mohammed’s official Twitter account later read. “We all need to think afresh as we develop for the future.”

It’s unclear how much a regional hyperloop network would cost - or who would pay for it at a time when Gulf budgets are strained by low global oil prices.

But Dubai is already home to the world’s tallest building, the longest driverless metro line and long-haul carrier Emirates. A hyperloop network could cement its status as a global transit hub for decades to come.

Government-backed port operator DP World has held talks with Hyperloop One about cutting transport times for its cargo, said Chris Vasquez, the director of product development for the hyperloop company. Such a system could be in place in Dubai as early as 2020, he said.

“This is a place where big things happen,” Vasquez said. “They don’t get bogged down by regulations, not that those things aren’t important and don’t deserve due diligence, but we’ve all seen projects stalled by over-crippling regulatory environments where it just stalls for years and years and years.”

At the ceremony Tuesday, selected groups involved in the 48-hour hyperloop project presented ideas for a possible track between Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, Dubai International Airport and Fujairah International Airport. Under their plans, the hyperloop trip of some 145 kilometers (90 miles) over a mountain range would be 10 minutes or less, compared to the current hour and 20 minutes by road.

Focusing less on the science, those involved offered visions of hyperloop stations and seating inside bullet-shaped transit cars. A team from Paris-based transit company Systra won the competition, walking away with a certificate and a crystal trophy resembling Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

But among the contest’s competitors were few Emiratis, though others attended the event watched over by white-gloved Asian waiters serving hors d’oeuvres. Asked about the low participation, al-Aleeli, the Dubai Future Foundation CEO, said Emirati university students on hand for the event would help lead the UAE in future innovations.

“We are paving the road to build the right future for them,” he said.

 

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Elon Musk is visionary and arabs can full fill his vision with money

Elon was even starting Flight to mars for 250000 $ by 2022

 

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Elon Musk is visionary and arabs can full fill his vision with money

Elon was even starting Flight to mars for 250000 $ by 2022

Yep, we need more people who are more interested in advancing tech than making money.