Hyperloop Transportation Technologies opens in Toulouse Aerospace Valley

US transportation company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has agreed with the city of Toulouse, France to open a facility for the development and testing of Hyperloop-related technologies. As part of this agreement, the city, known Aerospace Valley, is providing a 3,000 square metre facility along with outdoor terrain. The agreement will enable HTT and local government to tap regional aerospace talent pool for continuous development and improvement of Hyperloop technology in Toulouse, France
January 26, 2017 Read time: 1 min
US transportation company 8535 Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has agreed with the city of Toulouse, France to open a facility for the development and testing of Hyperloop-related technologies. As part of this agreement, the city, known Aerospace Valley, is providing a 3,000 square metre facility along with outdoor terrain.

The agreement will enable HTT and local government to tap regional aerospace talent pool for continuous development and improvement of Hyperloop technology in Toulouse, France

The new HTT Toulouse Research and Development Facility will be located at the Francazal Airport, a former military base being converted into a larger Mobility innovation Park by Toulouse Métropole. HTT worked closely with So Toulouse, an agency bringing investment to the area, along with Metropole, as key partners on the agreement.

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