A young Romanian doctoral student from Lausanne can write history. He impressed Elon Musk with his development project.
The Romanian Denis Tudor, from Lausanne, is working on the project of a means of transport, called Hyperloop. It could ensure the connection between various parts of the world in record time and with low energy consumption. If the project becomes a reality, Denis Tudor would go down in history for his innovation.
The machine he designed could be useless planes and high-speed trains. The young doctoral student benefits from funding from the Swiss Government. He recently signed a partnership with TTCI, a subsidiary of the American Railroad Association.
What does the project consist of?
Hyperloop is a type of transport that could replace high-speed trains and even planes in the future, with distances of up to 1,600 kilometers. It could be like a capsule running in a special tube at speeds of up to 1,200 kilometers per hour.
In 2015, the young Denis Tudor participated in a competition for young innovators. The theme of the competition was exactly the theme of the project. The winning team of the contest was the one led by him. The competition was organized by Elon Musk, who also handed out the prize to the winner.
Denis met with Elon Musk , since then, several times. The last time the two met was in July 2018, at SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles. “He invited me and we talked, I think about an hour and a half. The discussion was about Hyperloop, he wanted to know if we had made any progress and he was curious how I see the project “, said Denis.
According to Denis’ calculations, the capsules could transport passengers from Geneva to Zurich, over a distance of over 270 kilometers, in just 17 minutes. It will also be used to transport goods, not just passengers.
It is very important to know that Hyperloop will have low energy consumption. In addition, production costs are not high. There are more expensive railways and highways than capsule production.
The fact that the Swiss Government supports the project of Swisspod, whose CEO is Denis Tudor, means that it has a real applicability, it is not just a vision. But it is not very clear when Hyperloop will become a reality and when we will have the first flights in the world for passengers.
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