HyperloopTT appoints engineering firm to build commercial system in Abu Dhabi

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has appointed engineering firm Dar Al-Handasah to begin construction of a Hyperloop system in Abu Dhabi in the third quarter of 2019. The project also includes a Hyperloop commercial track and an centre for logistics which it calls XO Square. In April, HyperloopTT unveiled an XO square centre in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The facility houses the company’s logistic research division, a fabrication lab and what the company refers to as ‘an ecosystem’ of global companies, s
October 29, 2018 Read time: 1 min
8535 Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has appointed engineering firm Dar Al-Handasah to begin construction of a Hyperloop system in Abu Dhabi in the third quarter of 2019.


The project also includes a Hyperloop commercial track and an centre for logistics which it calls XO Square.

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The proposed site is close to the Dubai Expo 2020 site and Al Maktoum International Airport.

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