China's Hyperloop-like train test has been completed.
This means that the Asian country is the first one to demonstrate an ultra-fast train inside a vacuum tube.
👀 CASIC conducted China's first Hyperloop test in Datong, Shaanxi Province on January 14. The pod's speed reached 50+ km/h in the 210m long tunnel pic.twitter.com/MtfykHmLGR
— China 'N Asia Spaceflight 🚀𝕏 🛰️ (@CNSpaceflight) January 18, 2023
The Hyperloop was originally the idea of Elon Musk.
Although there were concepts similar to the Hyperloop, such as Robert Goddard's "vactrain," it was the Tesla CEO who took the idea seriously.
But, it seems like China was able to overtake Elon Musk when it comes to testing the actual Hyperloop concept.
China's Hyperloop-Like Train Completes Test!
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