The hyperloop has a new world speed record: 240 mph

For those of you holding out hope for one more high-speed test of the hyperloop before the end of the year, you’re in luck. On December 15th, Virgin Hyperloop One conducted the third demonstration of its not-to-scale system in the desert outside of Las Vegas, sending its magnetically levitating pod through a nearly airless tube at 240 mph (387 km/h).It was a significant increase over the team’s previous record of 192 mph, but far less than the hyperloop’s theoretical maximum sp