Hyperloop One has completed the first successful DevLoop test track run of its levitating passenger pod, XP-1, hitting a top speed of 190mph (310km/h), before braking and coming to a stop at 437 meters. That’s not as fast as some of today’s maglev trains, but the startup’s co-founders argue that with an additional 2,000 meters, it could reach speeds of 700mph (1,100km/h).



…Hyperloop One’s plan is to push its pods at speeds closer to 750 mph, but that’s clearly going to be tough to test in a tube that’s just 500 meters long. But the milestones, slow and steady, are being met, and it’s clearly a demonstration of the company’s strength that it is developing its prototypes for real. As for the XP-1 itself, the company has revealed that the craft measures 8.7 meters long, 2.7 meters tall and 2.4 meters wide. That’s narrower than, for instance, an NYC subway car, by about half a meter — not uncomfortably snug, but not roomy either.

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