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Hyperloop One sets out vision for next-generation transport 

Hyperloop One made its debut at the InnoTrans exhibition held in Berlin in September as one of several companies developing the concept of Hyperloop – propelling maglev passenger vehicles through a vacuum at high speeds. 

CEO Rob Lloyd reported that the company will launch trials of a 0.5km prototype in Nevada, having raised more than $100m in funding from investors including German Rail and French National Railways. He added that its first commercial application could be ready by 2021.  

We've read it in: International Railway Journal, November 2016, p25