The Hyperloop concept was originally developed by billionaire Elon Musk who proposed a route between Los Angeles and San Francisco, which he believed could be built for $11m per mile.
The Roads and Transportation Authority is displaying a full-scale model of the Hyperloop pod that is designed to reach speeds of well over 1,000 kilometres an hour. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
Based on a company presentation, Forbes reported in October 2016 that the Dubai to Abu Dhabi route would cost $4.8 billion, or $52m a mile.
In 2016, Virgin Hyperloop secured US$50 million in initial funding from Dubai-based DP World and Caspian Venture Capital. It envisages having a prototype running by 2020.
Virgin Hyperloop One has spent a year working with the RTA to examine costs, ticket prices, likely passenger loads and the best routes.
The RTA Hyperloop was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai.
The Dubai-Abu Dhabi line would be just one route in a wider GCC network.
The high-speed pods would run overground for most of the route, Virgin Hyperloop One chief Richard Lloyd said, and then in tunnels to reach both city centres.
The Hyperloop concept was originally developed by billionaire Elon Musk who proposed a route between Los Angeles and San Francisco, which he believed could be built for $11m per mile.
The Roads and Transportation Authority is displaying a full-scale model of the Hyperloop pod that is designed to reach speeds of well over 1,000 kilometres an hour. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
Based on a company presentation, Forbes reported in October 2016 that the Dubai to Abu Dhabi route would cost $4.8 billion, or $52m a mile.
In 2016, Virgin Hyperloop secured US$50 million in initial funding from Dubai-based DP World and Caspian Venture Capital. It envisages having a prototype running by 2020.
Virgin Hyperloop One has spent a year working with the RTA to examine costs, ticket prices, likely passenger loads and the best routes.
The RTA Hyperloop was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai.
The Dubai-Abu Dhabi line would be just one route in a wider GCC network.
The high-speed pods would run overground for most of the route, Virgin Hyperloop One chief Richard Lloyd said, and then in tunnels to reach both city centres.
The Hyperloop concept was originally developed by billionaire Elon Musk who proposed a route between Los Angeles and San Francisco, which he believed could be built for $11m per mile.
