Brett Williams Brett Williams is a Tech Reporter at Mashable. He writes about tech news, trends and other tangentially related topics with a particular interest in wearables and exercise tech. Prior to Mashable, he wrote for Inked Magazine and Thrillist. Brett's work has also appeared on Fusion and AskMen, to name a few. You can follow Brett on Twitter @bdwilliams910. Sign Me Up By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up! The capsules are projected to be able to jet out of stations in 40 seconds and zoom through the loops at speeds of up to 760 mph, just short of the sound barrier at 767 mph. There was no word in today's release about Vibranium, the Captain America-inspired material the company teased last year. The capsules are in production now, with plans for a 2018 reveal at HTT's R&D headquarters in Toulouse, France. The company says in a release that the pods will then be used in a commercial system that is "soon to be announced from the ongoing negotiations and feasibility studies currently taking place around the world." HTT isn't the only Hyperloop company working to bring the high-speed transportation concept to fruition: competitor Hyperloop One recently showed off the construction of its test tube in the Nevada desert following a demonstration of its propulsion system last year. One of the company's ousted founders, Brogan BamBrogan, started a new Hyperloop project called Arrivo last month. Featured Video For You