Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), one in all the businesses developing the futuristic transportation service dreamed up by billionaire Elon Musk, said it’s considering placing one in all its tracks in Indonesia.
The contract for the so-called “feasibility study” is value $2.5 million and will probably be geared toward testing whether the Hyperloop system will initially operate within the capital Jakarta after which connect Java and Sumatra.
The hyperloop would work by propelling pods through a big tube at 750 miles per hour using magnets. It is seen as an answer to long-distance travel, but additionally to ease traffic congestion in lots of cities. Jakarta is the third-worst city on this planet for traffic, in keeping with a study by navigation company TomTom published earlier this yr.
“Indonesia, and Jakarta in particular, is one of the most densely populated areas in the world,” said HTT chairman Bibop Gresta.
“Given that traffic and congestion are such a big problem there, the Hyperloop will be a welcome transformation for the region.”
HTT said the Hyperloop ride from Jakarta to Yogyakarta would take about 25 minutes, while the journey by automotive would take almost 10 hours.
The Indonesian feasibility study follows quite a few other key global deals for HTT, including exploring a route between Bratislava in Slovakia and Brno and Prague within the Czech Republic. HTT has also explored the opportunity of a hyperloop in Abu Dhabi.
