transportation technologies . hyperloop one industry high speed transport key people rob lloyd ceo josh giegel president of engineering shervin pishevar executive chairman co founder website hyperloop one.com hyperloop one previously known as hyperloop technologies 1 is a united states company formed to explore elon musk s hyperloop concept . the company is currently building a short 1.9 mile 3 km test track in the nevada desert to test lightweight prototype hyperloop pods . its publicly stated long term goal is to deliver a fully operational hyperloop system by 2020 . 2 on may 11 2016 hyperloop one conducted the first live trial of hyperloop technology . 3 contents 1 concept 2 history 3 test schedule 4 funding 5 management 5.1 lawsuits 6 see also 7 references 8 external links concept edit a hyperloop is a high speed intercity transportation system which uses passenger and cargo capsules inside a reduced pressure tube system that would reach a top speed of 800 miles per hour 1 300 km h with a yearly capacity of 15 million passengers . musk envisioned it as an alternative to the california high speed rail project . 4 history edit in early 2015 hyperloop one announced plans to build a freight oriented hyperloop to cover the 228 miles 367 km between los angeles and las vegas . 5 6 partners include deutsche bahn systra and bjarke ingels . 7 in june 2016 the company announced a memorandum of understanding with the summa group and the russian government to construct a hyperloop in moscow . 8 hyperloop one began making a full scale prototype in 2016 . 9 test schedule edit in december 2015 the company announced plans to begin testing on an open air track in nevada in january 2016 intending to reach speeds of 700 mph 1 100 km h by the end of that year . the test track is approximately 0.62 miles 1 km . the initial testing will explore the ability of the company s linear electric motor to accelerate the test vehicle to 335 mph 539 km h . thereafter the company plans to construct a full scale 1.9 mile 3 km test track where levitated pods will pass through low friction tubes . 2 by january 2016 ht had procured 50 acres 20 ha of land and fabricated tube sections in order to build a test track in the nevada desert . construction of the test track was underway in 2016 10 and tested at 2.5 g0 25 m s2 acceleration on may 11 . 11 12 funding edit following a solicitation for a seed investment round led by sherpaventures 13 the company raised us 37 million in funding to support initial operations and the build of the 1.9 mi 3 km test track in nevada . 10 as of june 2016 it was announced that they had raised more than us 90 million for the next round of expansion . 8 ultimately the proposed track from los angeles to san francisco is estimated to cost nearer to us 8 billion . 10 initial engineering and design will cost around us 8.5 million . the test track should be able to be built and operated with us 80 million . according to a cost analysis team a two way passenger tube will cost us 45.3 million per mile . 14 management edit the ceo of hyperloop one is rob lloyd former cisco president of sales and development . 15 the board of directors was composed of hti founder 15 shervin pishevar david o. sacks jim messina peter diamandis and joe lonsdale 16 adding emily white by november 2015 . 15 lawsuits edit on july 2016 the cto and co founder brogan bambrogan left the company 17 later filing a lawsuit with three other former employees alleging both business mis management and threats by shervin pishevar . 18 subsequently hyperloop one instituted new rules which effectively removed shervin pishevar and joe lonsdale from control of the company . 19 on july 20 2016 hyperloop one filed a countersuit charging breach of fiduciary duty and violation of company agreements and alleging bambrogan had led a failed coup of the company . 20 see also edit public participation in patent examination references edit clark bryan may 11 2016 . hyperloop technologies drops a new name ahead of its first public track test . the next web . holland . retrieved may 11 2016 . a b lavars nick december 8 2015 . hyperloop technologies to start testing high speed transport system next month . gizmag . us . retrieved december 10 2015 . fallon dan may 11 2016 . watch the first real world test of hyperloop technology . digg . us . retrieved may 11 2016 . hyperloop alpha pdf . us spacex . august 12 2013 . retrieved may 27 2014 . hyperloop is real meet the startups selling supersonic travel . us forbes . february 11 2015 . retrieved february 11 2015 . singleton micah february 11 2015 . hyperloop technologies is trying to make elon musk s dream a reality . the verge . us . retrieved october 25 2015 . walker alissa may 10 2016 . here s what the first full scale test of the hyperloop will look like updated . gizmodo . us gawker media . retrieved 11 may 2016 . a b della cava marco june 21 2016 . hyperloop one unveils russia deal with goal of new silk road . usa today . retrieved june 22 2016 . davis matthew july 28 2016 . hyperloop one has begun producing parts for a full scale prototype . the verge . us . retrieved july 30 2016 . a b c kelly spencer january 21 2016 . is hyperloop the future of high speed travel . bbc news . uk . retrieved january 22 2016 . baldwin roberto may 12 2016 . hyperloop one shows off its high speed propulsion system . engadget . us aol . retrieved may 12 2016 . test video on youtube lunden ingrid ; cutler kim mai september 16 2015 . hyperloop technologies is raising 80m names ex cisco pres rob lloyd ceo emily white as advisor . techcrunch . us . retrieved october 17 2015 . hyperloop is real meet the startups selling supersonic travel . forbes . us . february 11 2016 . retrieved february 26 2016 . a b c chee alexander november 30 2015 . the race to create elon musk s hyperloop heats up . wall street journal . us . retrieved february 21 2016 . hyperloop one team . us hyperloop one . 2016 . retrieved may 12 2016 . geuss megan 1 july 2016 . cto and co founder of hyperloop one leaves amid reported tensions . ars technica . retrieved 20 july 2016 . geuss megan 12 july 2016 . former hyperloop one cto alleges executive placed a noose in his office . ars technica . retrieved 20 july 2016 . kosoff maya 15 july 2016 . hyperloop one founders lose power in the wake of explosive lawsuit . vanity fair . retrieved 20 july 2016 . geuss megan 20 july 2016 . hyperloop one accuses former employees of staging a coup . ars technica . retrieved 20 july 2016 . external links edit e629 hyperloop tech co founders shervin pishevar & brogan bambrogan early 2016 interview with co founders retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hyperloop one & oldid 744149671 categories hyperlooptechnology companies of the united statestransportation companies of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view 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