TransPod Inc. is a Canadian company designing ultra-high-speed transportation technology and vehicles.[1]
TransPod vehicles are being designed to travel at over 1,000 km/h (620 mph) between cities, using fully electric propulsion to carry passengers and cargo.[2] The proposed system would create a faster and carbon-free alternative to jets and automobiles.[3] The TransPod vehicles, which TransPod calls "FluxJets",[3] are designed to travel through a tube guideway which is similar to a hyperloop or vactrain system, with variations based on magnetic levitation rather than air bearings to promote vehicle stability,[2] and placing the core magnetic levitation technology on the vehicle rather than the infrastructure in an effort to minimize infrastructure costs.
In November 2016, TransPod raised a US$15 million seed round from Angelo Investments, an Italian high-tech holding group specializing in advanced technologies for the railway, space, and aviation industries.[4] It has since expanded from Toronto, Canada, to open offices in Limoges, France and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
In September 2017, TransPod's Chief Technology Officer Ryan Janzen revealed part of the technology in a paper published in the journal Procedia Engineering.[5] The paper was presented at the EASD EURODYN 2017 conference,[6] and introduces basic design elements of the TransPod system.[2]
In March 2022, TransPod achieved an agreement in principle for US$550 million in funding for its proposed Calgary to Edmonton Ultra-High-Speed Tube Transportation system in Alberta, Canada.[7] The financing is being provided by Broughton Capital Group (“BCG”), in cooperation with China-East Resources Import & Export Co. (“CERIECO”). Full construction of the line is expected to begin in 2027.[8]
In July 2022, TransPod unveiled its new vehicle and infrastructure design, termed the "FluxJet", alongside a one-third scale vehicle prototype, at a live event in Toronto.[3]
^ ab"About Us - TransPod". TransPod. TransPod Inc. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ abcJanzen, Ryan (2017). "TransPod Ultra-High-Speed Tube Transportation: Dynamics of Vehicles and Infrastructure" (PDF). Procedia Engineering. 199: 8–17. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.142. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ abc"TransPod FluxJet Announcement - July 2022 (Full Event)". YouTube. TransPod. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^"TransPod Raises $15 Million Seed Round to Commercialize Hyperloop Travel". TechVibes. November 23, 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^Janzen, Ryan (2017). "TransPod Ultra-High-Speed Tube Transportation: Dynamics of Vehicles and Infrastructure". Procedia Engineering. 199: 8–17. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.09.142.
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