The tech startup’s ambitions suffered from internal strife, regulatory hurdles and more. Bloomberg reporter Sarah McBride covered the twists and turns on its route to failure. While Marketplace’s Lily ...

Virgin Hyperloop CTO Josh Giegel (left) and director of passenger experience Sara Luchian prepare for their world-first passenger test run in Nevada. “Hyperloop is for everyone. It’s not for the 1%; ...

Virgin Hyperloop has revealed what a 45-minute trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco is going to look like. Last week, the mass transportation company -- owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group -- ...

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Though some efforts continue, the once-promising technology has run up against significant challenges — most notably creating an entirely new transit infrastructure. By Eric A. Taub This article is ...

Hyperloop One had once dreamed of building a high-speed freight link between Europe and China, one that could take cargo from one end to the other in a single day. That will, however, remain one of ...

Transport needs to be decarbonized at every level if we are to meet climate goals. One of the most effective ways to reduce the emissions from midrange travel distances is via electric trains, but ...

Imagine traveling from New York to Los Angeles in less than an hour or from London to Paris in 15 minutes. Sounds impossible, right? Well, not for China’s biggest missile manufacturer, which claims to ...

Hyperloops burst onto the scene in 2013. Elon Musk detailed a new type of train service in a low-pressure tube that would reach speeds up to 760 mph. The train would float on a cushion of air and be ...

The company which, late last year, made the world’s first crewed Hyperloop journey is now proposing how its system will work in practice. Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video, explaining ...

Virgin Hyperloop laid off more than 100 employees on Friday, the Financial Times first reported. The move will allow it to focus on cargo transport instead of passenger travel, the company said. The ...

One of the longest-running hyperloop startups is reportedly shutting its doors. Hyperloop One, once backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, will cease operations on December 31 according to ...