Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has begun construction of the world’s first full scale passenger hyperloop capsule. This first capsule is the culmination of over three years and thousands of hours of design, research, and analysis.

Construction is underway for delivery and an official reveal in early 2018 at HTT’s R&D center in Toulouse, France for integration and optimisation. The capsule will then be utilised in a commercial system soon to be announced from the ongoing negotiations and feasibility studies currently taking place around the world, the company said in a statement.

HTT’s passenger capsule is being built in collaboration with Carbures S.A., a company into fuselage and advanced materials construction in both aeronautics and aerospace.

“We are building the world’s first full scale passenger hyperloop capsule,” HTT CEO Dirk Ahlborn said. “We are taking a passenger first approach to guarantee that safety is always our number one concern. It has been crucial in our development to go past the simple requirements of freight in order to build a better and safer system for everyone.”

“Carbures is a consolidated leader in the structural composites world with over 15 years of experience,” said HTT Board Member Ramón Betolaza. “With over 1,000 employees, eight manufacturing plants and five engineering centers, they are the perfect partner for HTT.”

Carbures works on a global level with fuselages for the aviation industry.

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