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THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION

Diana ZhouDirector of Project Strategy

TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTIONS CHANGE

THE WORLD

$300+ million

In funding raised from venture and strategic investors

VIRGIN HYPERLOOP ONE

400+tests

Run at the world’s only full-scale hyperloop

test site

200+employees

Specializing in aerospace, transportation, etc.

9+projects

Around the world, on track to break ground in

2019 in India

On a mission to create fast, effortless journeys that expand possibilities and eliminate the barriers of distance and time.

Top Tier PartnersRanging from engineering, architectural, and advisory aspects of project development, to systems engineering and safety case development, to suppliers, to operators.

Meets energy and consumer demands of coming century

• 100% electric

• Zero direct emissions

• 10x more energy efficient than air travel

• Reduces congestion & emissions

• Efficient land use, minimal noise

• No at-grade crossings

• Fully autonomous

• Operates in enclosed environment

• Proprietary high-speed switching architecture eliminates traditional failure point

• No wheel-on-rail wear and tear

• Gradual acceleration, no turbulence

Inherently safe

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VHO HEADQUARTERSResearch & Development

MISSOURICompleted feasibility study with Black & Veatch for the Missouri Hyperloop Coalition to study St. Louis-Kansas City corridor. Lt. Governor chairing Blue Ribbon Panel to look at funding for next steps

COLORADOPartnered with the Colorado Department of Transportation to study a state-wide hyperloop network connecting to Denver International Airport

TEXASPartnered with the North Central Texas Council of Governments(NCTCOG) to study hyperloop along a Fort Worth-Laredo corridor and in a Tier II EIS between Dallas and Fort Worth

MIDWESTPartnered with Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) on an environmental study and a feasibility study for a Chicago-Columbus-Pittsburgh hyperloop

Developments in the United

States

DEVLOOPTest Site

PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania Turnpike Commission has awarded a $2 million contract for a feasibility study on a cross-state hyperloop from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia

Operational DemoTrack Construction

2019-21

Safety & RegulatoryApprovals

2023

Commercial Operations

2028

Testing and Commissioning

2022

WHAT’S NEXT?