REPORT DATE
June 2016
REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED
Final Report
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Hyperloop Commercial Feasibility Analysis: High Level Overview
ABSTRACT
AUTHOR(S)Hyperloop is a concept for very high-speed, fixed-guideway, intercity surface transportation, using capsule-like vehicles that operate in sealed partial-vacuum tubes. This report provide a high-level evaluation of hyperloop in terms of its commercial potential, environmental impact, costs, safety issues, and regulatory issues and to identify hurdles to its commercial and/or operational feasibility.
Catherine L. Taylor, David J. Hyde, Lawrence C. Barr
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
U.S. Department of Transportation
John A Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Glenn Research Center, Mail Stop 5-11
Propulsion Systems Analysis Branch 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, Ohio 44135
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