Official Hyperloop Info

On this page we will attempt to collect all relevant information and documentation from SpaceX and other official and/or trustworthy sources regarding the Hyperloop and the Pod Competition. If you come across something useful, please add a link to it here. Relevant deadlines and other important dates will also be listed.

Hyperloop Information and Documentation
Hyperloop White Paper (SpaceX, August 2013)

Hyperloop Wikipedia Page (Wikipedia)

Pod competition Information and Documentation
Pod competition webpage (SpaceX)

Competition Guidelines (SpaceX, June 2015)

Deadlines and important dates
Details can be found in the Competition Guidelines.

15. August 2015
Detailed rules, criteria, and tube specifications released by SpaceX.

15. September 2015
Deadline for teams to submit their Intent to Compete.

15. October 2015
Deadline for entrants to submit Preliminary Design Briefing.

15. December 2015
Deadline for entrants to submit Final Design Package.

9. January 2016
In-person design weekend with all entrants. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

June, 2016
Competition weekend. All pods compete at the SpaceX Hyperloop Test Track in Hawthorne, California. Exact date TBA.