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First Hyperloop project by 2021 in India, says Rob Lloyd

Hyperloop One, plans to deploy the transport solution on Kolkata-Chennai freight route

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Rob Lloyd

Megha Manchanda
Hyperloop is a concept that uses a pod-like vehicle travelling through near-vacuum that's contained within a tube. It can be used for high-speed passenger and freight transportation. California-based Hyperloop One, which is developing the concept, plans to deploy the transport solution on the Kolkata-Chennai freight route, to begin with. Rob Lloyd, CEO & board member of Hyperloop One, talks to Business Standard about the company's plan to harness the potential of the world's densely populated geography through the technology. Edited excerpts:

How soon can Hyperloop get going?

We are leaving here with the plan to get going. We work on