Virgin Hyperloop One to Face Competition from Reliance-Backed skyTran in India
Mar. 7, 2021So, what does this mean? Well, it means that Virgin Hyperloop One might now have tough competition from Ambani’s skyTran. The Indian magnate will most likely attempt to bring magnetic-levitation transportation to the country soon.
“skyTran has developed breakthrough passive magnetic levitation and propulsion technology for implementing personal transportation systems aimed at solving the problem of traffic congestion globally,”reads Reliance’sregulatory filing.
Now, as I mentioned before, Virgin Hyperloop One already has three major projects in-the-works in India. The transport company aims to connect Maharashtra’s Mumbai and Pune, NCR’s New Delhi and Chandigarh, and Bengaluru with its International Airport. Moreover, near the end of last year, we saw the companysuccessfully complete its first passenger test runfor the transportation system.
So, as you can imagine, Virgin Hyperloop One is already a step ahead of Reliance’s skyTran. The latter’s transportation technology is still in its initial stages, so it will be interesting to see how skyTran develops its pod taxis as compared to Hyperloop’s offering.
Moreover, tough competition means more innovation. So, the entry of Ambani’s skyTran in India will likely lead to more development of Hyperloop transportation in the country. As a result, we might see the magnetic-levitation modes of transportation, much like those we have seen in iRobot and other sci-fi movies, make their way to India sooner rather than later.
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