Search query: Hyperloop and its potential impact on transportation
Video title:  as we can that demonstrates
the high-speed levitation and braking technologies
that we think are core to the Hyperloop. You know when you've
succeeded when it seems incredibly simple. But that's the hardest
thing there is to do. It fits. What a huge relief. Huge, huge relief. Good job, guys. The guys in the
levitation team have learned a lot about magnets. Well, we have three main
magnetic systems on the pod. The main levitation, which
supports the weight of the pod. Then, We also have the
lateral control modules, and that's what keeps
its center on the track. And then, the third
set of magnets are the eddy current
brakes, a very dense array of magnets that generate drag. I am extremely
scared that we are going to crash this thing
at the end of the tube. I think the braking's
the toughest part. We're doing all this without
even touching the rail. It's all with non-contract
magnetic braking. Because when we go really
fast, we really need them. We're talking about a
hundred meters per second. This is the sort of thing
that you can't really test very well without
a launcher, and a track, and everything. There are so many
places where things can go just a little bit wrong. We're hoping that we can
sort out as many of the bugs as we can before we actually
go to Hawthorne and shoot this thing. Good evening, and welcome to the
MIT Hyperloop pod unveil event. I think winning
the design weekend and unveiling our
pod first probably puts a big target on our backs. [CHEERING] It's fun when you are
challenged to do better. When they were working
on this project, half the team were
finishing their PhD thesis. That was an amazing
accomplishment. I'm super excited for
competition weekend. They're going to win. I just know it. They've got really
tough competition, but they are really good.