Summary:
To explain in detail, The Hyperloop, which is a high-speed transportation system, is an ambitious and exciting idea proposed by inventor and tech guru Musk. To aid its development, SpaceX announced an (open) competition for student engineering teams to design their own Hyperloop pods to compete on a test track. With a desire to reinvent transportation in the country, not-for-profit trust Hyperloop India, a multi-disciplinary think tank that originated in August 2015, backed by Invest India and incubated by MapmyIndia, is gearing up for the final lap of a prestigious event organised by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. they are also supported and mentored by transportation, logistics, infrastructure and data experts from organisations like Hyperloop One, MapmyIndia, SKF, Startup India, Invest India, Workbench Projects, RITES, Jindal Aluminium, Peenya Industries Association, NITI Aayog, Ripple Technologies and DP World India. We speak to the team members as they give us insight about the competition, and the challenges they face..