US-based Hyperloop One has released the first pictures of its DevLoop development site in Nevada, with further details revealed on the planned super high-speed transport system for connecting the UAE region.
DevLoop is 500m-long with a diameter of 3.3m, and expected to start testing in the first half of this year.
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This trial is set to follow the company’s first public test of a prototype propulsion system, which took place in May 2016.
Hyperloop One CEO Rob Lloyd said: “Tying together the Middle East region would produce greater virtual density, without congestion and pollution, spurring innovation, productivity, job growth and more powerful sharing of knowledge, labour and investment.
“Building a Hyperloop would vastly impact the economy and make any major city in the GCC accessible within one hour.”
Lloyd said that a Hyperloop system is a new kind of transportation capable of connecting to all existing modes of transport.
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By GlobalDataHyperloop One co-founder Josh Giegel said: “I am so excited to be able to share images of DevLoop at Middle East Rail and update the world on our progress.
“Our team of more than 150 engineers, technicians and fabricators have been transforming what was, just over five months ago, a barren stretch of desert, into a hive of activity and now home to the world's first full-scale Hyperloop test site.”
The system is expected to create a UAE pan-urban area within a 30-minute Hyperloop reach between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain.
Image: Hyperloop One is progressing with construction at the world's only full-system and full-scale Hyperloop test site ‘DevLoop.’ Photo: courtesy of PR Newswire Association LLC.
