Talk about a school science project. The competitive Hyperloop development team from the Technical University of Munich won the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition for the second time in a row on Sunday, sending a miniature version of the high-speed public transport system down a 1.2 km test track using an electric motor and pneumatic brakes. The 50 kW motor creates 40 Nm of torque, which enables the pod to accelerate from 0 to 350 km/h (201 mph) in 12 seconds. In order to slow down from that speed, four pneumatic friction brakes achieve a 2.4 g deceleration to bring the pod to a stop in five seconds.
The Technical University of Munich group also won the previous Hyperloop competition in January, reaching 58 mph.
