The 2018 Hyperloop Pod Competition will take place on July 22, 2018.
The Official SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
In order to accelerate the development of functional prototypes and encourage student innovation, SpaceX announced the Hyperloop Pod Competition in 2015, which challenges university teams to design and build the best transport Pod. The first two competitions were held in January and August 2017 and were the first of their kind anywhere in the world.
Based on these successes, SpaceX has moved forward with the third installment: the 2018 Hyperloop Pod Competition. The competition will focus on a single criterion—maximum speed. Additionally, all Pods must be self-propelled.
The competition will take place on July 22, 2018 and is open to both new and returning student teams.
Note: This competition is a SpaceX event. SpaceX has no affiliation with any Hyperloop companies, including, but not limited to, those frequently referenced by the media.
Break a pod!
Additional competition support provided by:
The Boring Company
The Boring Company
2018 COMPETITION TEAM ROSTER (AS OF JUNE 2018)
MAIN COMPETITION TEAMS
| Team Name | University |
|---|---|
| Keio Alpha | Keio University |
| AZLoop | Arizona State University; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Delft Hyperloop | Delft University of Technology |
| HyperXite | University of California, Irvine |
| Michigan Hyperloop | University of Michigan |
| Berkeley Hyperloop | University of California, Berkeley |
| Swissloop | ETH Zurich |
| EPFLoop | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| WARR Hyperloop | Technical University of Munich |
| Hyperloop UPV | Universitat Politècnica de València |
| Hyperloop at VCU | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| DiggerLoop | Colorado School of Mines |
| UW Hyperloop | University of Washington |
| HyperPodX | C.v.O. University of Oldenburg; University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer |
| ÉirLoop | Dublin City University; Trinity College Dublin; University College Dublin; Dublin Institute of Technology; Institute of Technology Tallaght; National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Dublin Business School; Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology |
| Texas Guadaloop | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Badgerloop | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| HYPED | University of Edinburgh |
LEVITATION SUB-COMPETITION TEAMS
| Team Name | University |
|---|---|
| UCSB Hyperloop | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Spartan Hyperloop | San Jose State University |