LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperloop
One, the only company in the world that has built a full-scale
Hyperloop system, today announced the winners of its Hyperloop One
Global Challenge to identify the strongest new Hyperloop routes in
the world. Following a close assessment of the proposals by a panel
of experts in infrastructure, technology and transportation, ten
teams from five countries were chosen from among hundreds of
applicants. Hyperloop One will commit meaningful business and
engineering resources and work closely with each of the winning
teams/routes to determine their commercial viability. Additionally,
as a direct result of the Global Challenge, Hyperloop One and the
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), with support from
AECOM, will enter a public private partnership to begin a
feasibility study in Colorado.
"The Hyperloop One Global Challenge started as a call to action
for innovators, engineers, trailblazers and dreamers around the
world who shared our vision of creating a new mode of
transportation," said Shervin Pishevar, co-founder and Executive
Chairman of Hyperloop One. "The Global Challenge became a movement
of thousands of people from more than 100 countries over six
continents. Like us, they believe that Hyperloop will not only
solve transportation and urban development challenges within
communities, it will unlock vast economic potential and transform
how our cities operate and how we live. Our successful test this
summer made Hyperloop a reality, and now we're ready to bring our
Hyperloop system to the world."
Hyperloop One will now work closely with each winning team to
validate and analyze their proposals further, and provide initial
ridership forecasts, business case and preliminary technical
analysis of the route and corridor, tailored to the needs of the
individual route. Hyperloop One's business and technical leaders
will host in-country workshops with each team, and connect them
with Hyperloop One's global partner network to sharpen the
feasibility and scope of the potential routes. Another 11 finalist
teams will continue to develop their proposals with the support of
Hyperloop One.
The Hyperloop One Global Challenge kicked off in May 2016 as an open call to individuals,
universities, companies and governments to develop comprehensive
proposals for deploying Hyperloop One's innovative transportation
technology in their region. The winning teams/routes were chosen
based on specific criteria including well-defined routes and
implementation strategies, key stakeholder involvement from public
and private sectors, compelling business cases, and innovative and
creative applications of a Hyperloop system.
"The excitement around Hyperloop is in its potential to
reimagine transportation by eliminating the barriers of distance
and time," said Michael S. Burke,
AECOM's chairman and chief executive officer. "That half of the
winning teams are supported by AECOM demonstrates the power of our
connected expertise and is further evidence that these are the
kinds of problems AECOM is built to take on and solve. We're
excited to be part of Hyperloop One's efforts to create impactful
use cases for a technology that can transform what it means to get
from point A to B anywhere in the world."
Hyperloop One and the Colorado Department of Transportation,
supported by AECOM, will enter into a public-private partnership
that will begin a feasibility study that examines transportation
demand, economic benefits, proposed routes and potential
strategies, regulatory environments and alignment with overall CDOT
high-speed travel, rail and freight plans.
"The results of the Hyperloop One Global Challenge far exceeded
our expectations," said Rob Lloyd,
CEO of Hyperloop One. "We had tremendous interest in this
competition, and these ten teams each had their unique strengths in
showcasing how they will alleviate serious transportation issues in
their regions. We're also excited about the partnership with CDOT
and AECOM, which was a direct result of the Global Challenge and a
testament to the power of open innovation. This is unprecedented
and demonstrates how quickly the public-private sectors can partner
to make Hyperloop systems a reality around the world. Studies like
this bring us closer to our goal of implementing three full-scale
systems operating by 2021."
"We are excited to partner with Hyperloop One in exploring the
next step of feasibility of this innovative technology, potentially
transforming how Colorado moves,"
said Shailen Bhatt, Executive
Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation. "The
Hyperloop technology could directly align with our goals of
improving mobility and safety in Colorado, and we have been encouraged by the
continued progress the technology is taking."
The winning routes connect 53 urban centers and nearly 150
million people representing Canada, India, Mexico, the United
Kingdom and the United
States. Their combined distance spans 6,628 km (4,121
miles). They are:
Route
|
Length
(km)
|
Length
(miles)
|
Urban
Centers
|
Population
|
US
Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh
Team: Midwest Connect
|
785
|
488
|
3
|
13,800,000
|
US
Dallas-Laredo-Houston
Team: Texas
Triangle
|
1030
|
640
|
5
|
18,771,000
|
US
Cheyenne-Denver-Pueblo
Team: Rocky Mountain
Hyperloop
|
580
|
360
|
10
|
4,831,000
|
US
Miami-Orlando
Team: Miami/Orlando
Hyperloop
|
414
|
257
|
2
|
8,500,000
|
India
Bengaluru-Chennai
Team: AECOM India
|
334
|
208
|
6
|
17,710,000
|
India
Mumbai-Chennai
Team: Hyperloop
India
|
1102
|
685
|
10
|
43,190,000
|
UK
Edinburgh-London
Team:
HypED
|
666
|
414
|
4
|
19,151,514
|
UK
Glasgow-Liverpool
Team: Northern
Arc
|
545
|
339
|
6
|
9,715,488
|
Mexico Mexico
City-Guadalajara
Team:
Mexloop
|
532
|
330
|
4
|
33,530,000
|
Canada
Toronto-Montreal
Team:
HyperCan
|
640
|
400
|
3
|
13,326,000
|
With Hyperloop One, passengers and cargo are loaded into a pod,
and accelerate gradually via electric propulsion through a
low-pressure tube. The pod quickly lifts above the track using
magnetic levitation and glides at airline speeds for long distances
due to ultra-low aerodynamic drag. The company made history this
summer with the successful completion of the world's first-full
scale Hyperloop test, achieving record test speeds.
"The winning teams of the Hyperloop One Global Challenge
represent the best innovation and creativity from government
agencies, engineering firms, academics, infrastructure experts and
more," said Josh Giegel, co-founder
and President of Engineering of Hyperloop One. "We're encouraged by
these compelling projects that aim to increase passenger mobility,
connect urban centers, reimagine trade and cargo and enhance
quality of life. We look forward to working closely with all the
winners, their partners and local authorities to examine the
feasibility and scope of these routes and, ultimately, build the
first Hyperloop routes around the world. We're also excited to
share that we'll be hosting the world's first Global Summit around
Hyperloop One technology in early 2018 that will bring together all
of our government and industry partners and really kick off the
growth of our hardware and software platforms."
To view route maps of the winning teams, click here.
About Hyperloop One
Hyperloop One is the only company in the world that has built a
fully operational Hyperloop system. Our team has the world's
leading experts in engineering, technology and transport project
delivery, working in tandem with global partners and investors to
make Hyperloop a reality, now. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company was co-founded by
Executive Chairman Shervin Pishevar
and President of Engineering Josh
Giegel, and is led by CEO Rob
Lloyd. For more information, visit
www.hyperloop-one.com.
About AECOM (NYSE: ACM)
AECOM is built to deliver a better world. We design, build,
finance and operate infrastructure assets for governments,
businesses and organizations in more than 150 countries. As a fully
integrated firm, we connect knowledge and experience across our
global network of experts to help clients solve their most complex
challenges. From high-performance buildings and infrastructure, to
resilient communities and environments, to stable and secure
nations, our work is transformative, differentiated and vital. A
Fortune 500 firm, AECOM had revenue of approximately $17.4 billion during fiscal year 2016. See how we
deliver what others can only imagine at aecom.com and @AECOM.
About Colorado's
RoadX
RoadX is CDOT's bold vision and commitment to being a national
leader in using innovative technology and partnerships to create
travel in Colorado that's free of
crashes, injuries and delays. To learn more about this rapid,
fast-paced venture to transform our aging transportation system,
visit roadx.codot.gov.
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