Pushing the boundaries of Transportation
The EPFLoop team took the third place on the podium in the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition final in California with its new pod “Bella Lui” !
Recap of EPFLoop 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition Adventure
Team Vision
Our universal aim of advancing Hyperloop technology and our wish to be included in the shaping of the fifth mode of transportation is what brought us together. Our team is made up of inspiring professors and passionate students from EPFL, all prepared to put our hearts and souls into this futuristic competition. We believe that our diverse backgrounds and robust engineering skills will allow us to achieve our common goal!
History
Swissmetro concept
In 1974, EPFL Professor Marcel Jufer first proposed a futuristic and innovative transport metro network that would operate at high speeds, around 500 km/hour, inside low-pressure tunnels. Even today, this legacy still inspires many of the students at EPFL.
Hyperloop concept
In 2013, Elon Musk published the Hyperloop Alpha design that conceived a system that would transport passengers with a top speed of 1200 km/hour. This marked the beginning of the modern pursuit of hyper-speed transportation.