Gebrüder Weiss committed to Hyperloop project

Speed in the tunnel

Marvin Meyke, 03.08.2021, 11:00

Gebrüder Weiss committed to Hyperloop project

As an official logistics partner, Gebrüder Weiss supports the "Swissloop Tunneling" research team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. The ETH team is involved in the technical development of the high-speed Hyperloop system.

In front of the Gebrüder Weiss sea freight container in Dübendorf, Switzerland: Stefan Kaspar (left), founder and co-president of Swissloop Tunneling, with his team. © Gebrüder Weiss/Sams

With sponsored land and sea transportation from Dübendorf in Switzerland to Las Vegas, Gebrüder Weiss is ensuring that the research team can take part in the Hyperloop competition there in September with a high-tech drilling robot. The aim of the competition will be to drill a tunnel as quickly and accurately as possible.

The Hyperloop project, which is based on an idea by Elon Musk, is based on the idea of transporting people and goods to their destination at high speed over short distances through tunnels under or above the earth's surface. To make tunnel construction financially viable, the required drilling robots must be as fast, compact and automated as possible. The conditions set by Elon Musk for the high-tech scientific race in Las Vegas are challenging. He has set the speed of a snail as a reference for the drive, which should be surpassed if possible.

"As a provider of future-oriented logistics solutions, we have to start thinking today about how we can ensure the freight mobility of tomorrow under economically viable conditions. The Hyperloop project may still seem exotic to us today, but it promises feasible solutions for the mobility requirements of the future," says Lothar Thoma, Managing Director Air & Sea at Gebrüder Weiss.

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