A new deal has just been signed bringing Hyperloop one step closer in the UAE. An MoU between Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (Hyperloop TT) and Aldar Properties has been signed for the construction of a 10km Hyperloop system which will begin next year, and connect Al Ghadeer residential community (located near the border between Dubai and Abu Dhabi Dubai) with rest of Abu Dhabi.
The construction site is located in Aldar’s Seih Al Sdeirah landbank in Abu Dhabiand in close proximity to the residential development Alghadeer. It is conveniently located on the border of the Emirates of Abu Dhabiand Dubai, close to the Expo 2020 site and Al Maktoum International Airport.HyperloopTT plans construction of the line in several phases starting within the ten kilometer allocation, with further development aimed at creating a commercial Hyperloop network across the Emirates and beyond.
Earlier this month HyperloopTT began construction of the first full-scale passenger and freight prototype system in Toulouse, France, and expects delivery of the first passenger capsule later this year. The capsule will be assembled and optimized in Toulouse, France, prior to use in the Emirates.This agreement creates the basis for the first commercial Hyperloop system in the world here in the Emirates, with the goal of eventually connecting Abu Dhabito Al Ain, Dubai, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said Bibop Gresta, Chairman of HyperloopTT.
