Hyperloop is Elon Musk’s (CEO of Tesla and SpaceX) concept for the future of mass transport. It offers a new means of transporting people and goods quickly, safely, efficiently and with minimised environmental impact.

Hyperloop uses electric propulsion to accelerate a passenger or cargo pod through a low-pressure tube. The autonomous pod levitates slightly using magnets to eliminate friction. It will be faster than an airline and will allow you to travel from London to Edinburgh in 40 minutes. Carbon emissions, noise, delays, weather concerns and pilot error are ultimately eliminated.

HYPED is a University of Edinburgh student society dedicated to accelerating development of Hyperloop technology and implementing Hyperloop in the UK. We have over 50 members in the team working on various aspects of the project including technical design of the prototype, manufacturing, economic feasibility, stakeholder engagement and publicity.

After a successful year, HYPED has advanced to the final stages of SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod competition, held in California in Summer 2017. We are one of 24 finalists selected to compete, after showing our technical excellence and ambition both in the previous competition and in SpaceX and university presentations. The competition challenges students to design and build a pod to race along a mile-long Hyperloop tube.

HYPED has also been named a winner in the Hyperloop One Global Challenge. Our proposed route linking Edinburgh to London has been selected as a possible location for the very first commercial Hyperloop. In summer 2017, we presented our case at a global conference in Amsterdam, discussing the feasibility of making Hyperloop in the UK a reality.

How can I join or sponsor HYPED?

We’re glad to have you on board, so feel free to contact us at: 

Email: team@hyp-ed.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hypedinburgh/

Engineering

Transportation

HYPED

Gregory Dayao

Laura Linuesa Domenech

Eric Stefan

Akash Ganeshan

Tomas Wilson

Abhinav Datla

Jakub Rimmer

Ishan Mishra

Hei Wong

Fayz Siddiqui

Aryan Sharma

Nikhen Sanjaya

Max Guy

Dylan Cavers

David Beechey

Arjun Naha

Sebastiaan Schalkwijk

Sasmira Kronmueller

Juraj Pavlovic

Denisa Levai

Christine Loo Jin Ai

Alexandra Geciova

The Marketing and Outreach team at HYPED is responsible for promoting the society's initiatives and achievements in the development of Hyperloop technology. This team focuses on crafting strategic messaging to engage potential sponsors and partners, while also organizing outreach efforts to raise awareness among the university community and the public. By fostering relationships and leveraging digital platforms, they aim to build support for HYPED's goals and enhance its visibility within the broader transportation innovation landscape.

Marketing and Outreach

Engineering - Software and Electronics

Research and Development

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