Swiss scientists have established a record for the longest-ever hyperloop journey at a test facility in Lausanne, Switzerland. They aim to te

Swiss set record for world’s longest hyperloop test

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2024-11-05 16:30:40

Swiss scientists have established a record for the longest-ever hyperloop journey at a test facility in Lausanne, Switzerland. They aim to test technology that could be used in new-generation high-speed transport systems.

The team from the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) and Swisspod Technologies carried out 82 tests using a 120-metre hyperloop test track – a circular construction that can simulate long distances using different sized pods – as part of the LIMITLESS (Linear Induction Motor Drive for Traction and Levitation in Sustainable Hyperloop Systems) project.

“In a full-scale system, this translates into a journey of 141.6 km, roughly the distance between Geneva and Bern (…) and speeds of up to 488.2 km/h,” EPFL said in a statement on Tuesday. It described this success as “decisive for the high-speed transport sector”.

Hyperloop technology relies on ultra-fast convoys running in a vacuum, with no friction and much lower air resistance than in the open air.