Team from IIT-Madras reach the finals of SpaceX Hyperloop competition, the only Asian team to do so

SpaceX, a space exploration firm headed by Elon Musk, is a pioneer in the Hyperloop technology and it holds a global competition called Hyperloop Pod Competition every year. And the good news is that an Indian team has made it to the finals. 

Avishkar Hyperloop - a team of students from IIT-Madras has reached to the top 21 teams shortlisted for the final round. The team has built a prototype Hyperloop Pod that would take just 25 minutes to travel from Chennai to Begaluru. The team is the only one from Asia to qualify for this competition.

Hyperloop has the potential of transforming the entire transportation scenario of the world. It involves a sealed tube or system of tubes that allows a pod to travel without air resistance or friction, transporting people or freight objects at high speeds.

Avishkar Hyperloop, founded and headed by Suyash Singh, claims that their pod is likely to achieve the speed of 400 to 500 kmph during the finals to be held in July in California. It is a 30-member strong team with members ranging from graduates to PhD scholars.

One of the members of the team Ankit, said that their team was made to lay the foundation for an indigenously developed Hyperloop system for India. The entire team is working hard to clock the highest possible speed and give their best performance in the competition.