Bengaluru Firm Chosen For Building Hyperloop Pod Prototype
Hyperloop India has tied up with a city-based Workbench Projects to build the prototype pod that will feature in the global design competition for the super fast transportation system using magnetic levitation technology.
"Hyperloop India team has partnered with us to build the prototype pod in Bengaluru by the end of July. The building work will start from May 22. This will mark India's entry into the international Hyperloop race," Workbench Projects founder and CEO Pavan Kumar said today.
Hyperloop India comprises more than 80 students from BITS Pilani, Indian School of Business and IIM-Ahmedabad, and their scaled down pod prototype 'OrcaPod' has been selected for the final stage of SpaceX's Hyperloop Pod Design competition, he told PTI.
OrcaPod, being developed by Hyperloop Ind...