Updated: Nov 04 2022, 22:30 PM EDT Share on Facebook How Hyperloop Works The Virgin Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation concept proposed by entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2013. It's different from Musk's other ventures, such as Tesla, SolarCity and SpaceX. The Virgin Hyperloop is a passenger-carrying capsule that rides on a cushion of air and zips through a low-pressure tube at speeds of more than 700 miles per hour. Hyperloop One has been working on bringing this technology to life in a global challenge called Hyperloop One Global Challenge. The company is working with "global citizens, innovators, engineers, designers and stakeholders to determine the routes, business models and regulatory frameworks" for a Hyperloop system. The Hyperloop is different from other high-speed trains because of its passive levitation and linear induction motor that propels the pod. The pod can travel through a vacuum tube, and the system remains at near positive air pressure level to keep the pod levitated. The system does not require any power sources other than the initial energy to accelerate it to the operating speed. The movement of the pod is similar to a sled on an air hockey table. It can move as fast as 760 miles per hour when fully accelerated. The concept of Hyperloop may still be very far off, but we can expect more changes and developments in the near future. If these changes will affect the company's future and will propel it to bring the technology to reality, we will just have to wait and see.