Imagine traveling to a capsule through a long tube, hovering in magnetic fields. And do this at a speed of 700 km/h.

This possible new form of public transport is increasingly approaching a reality, according to Dutch company Hardt Hyperloop, Euronews notes.

Hyperloop is a pressure tube without pressure in which passenger capsules can travel with excellent speed thanks to reduced pressure.
This is an idea on which many engineers work around the world since Ilon Musk suggested it more than a decade ago.

The head of Tesla and SpaceX said he could transport passengers to nearly 645 kilometers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in 30 minutes.

No one in the world has yet managed to commercialize it.

Hardt Dutch manufacturer claims to have achieved significant improvements in the last 12 months.

Last year, the speed was 30 km / h. This year, engineers successfully increased it to 85 km / h, reaching the highest possible speed in the test tube.

“We have done many tests, over 700 test routes, improving our test platform, reducing weight by over 45%, increasing the lifting capacity of over 20%,” said Roel Van De Pas, Hardt Hyperloop chief executive.

“We have increased the impulse, so the ability to accelerate by about 50%, and we have achieved speeds that are 200% higher than we could do before,” Van de Pas added.

The ultimate goal is for the capsules to move through pipes at speeds of up to 700 km / h, possibly reducing travel time between Amsterdam and Paris in 45 minutes.

“It will change society and lifestyle and way of working,” said Kees Mark, chief executive of the European Center Hyperloop.

The largest test track in Europe

The European Center Hyperloop, in Veendam, northeast of the Netherlands, houses a 420 -meter test tube, which is the largest Hyperloop test track in Europe.

It consists of 34 separate sections, most 2.5 meters in diameter.

A vacuum pump sucks the air to reduce internal pressure, reducing resistance, which allows capsules to travel at high speeds.

Mark added that Hyperloop is more effective than short distance flights, high -speed trains and trucks, but will require significant infrastructure investments.

Hardt hopes to carry out the first passenger test by 2030.

“We also convey our attention from the most fundamental questions to the most commercial questions, really ensuring that these technologies are not just suitable for technical feasibility,” said Roel Van De Pas, Hardt Hyperloop’s chief executive.

“But they are also optimized for commercial feasibility and certified products that we can truly travel, you and I, as real passengers. This is the next plan, “he said.