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* In 2018, a concept for creating and using intermodal Hyperloop capsules was presented in an academic journal. After detaching the drive elements, capsules could potentially be used in a way similar to traditional containers for fast transport of goods or individuals. It was further proposed that specialized airplanes, dedicated high-speed trains, road tractors or watercraft could perform "last mile" transport for solving the problem of fast transportation to centers where hyperloop terminals are locally unavailable or infeasible to be constructed.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rudowski |first1=Michał |title=Intermodalny transport kapsuł Hyperloop – koncepcja, wymagania, korzyści |journal=Railway Reports |date=March 2018 |issue=178 |url=https://problemykolejnictwa.pl/images/PDF/178_5.pdf |access-date=4 October 2021 |trans-title=Intermodal transport of Hyperloop capsules – concept, requirements, benefits |language=pl |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003151401/https://problemykolejnictwa.pl/images/PDF/178_5.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{update after|2019}}
* In May 2021, it was reported that a low-vacuum sealed tube test system capable of reaching speeds around {{convert|1000|kph|mph|abbr=on}} had begun construction in [[Datong]], [[Shanxi|Shanxi Province]]. An initial {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} section was completed in 2022 and the full {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} test line is planned to be completed within two years. The line is being constructed by the [[North University of China]] and the Third Research Institute of [[China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3207355/chinas-hyperloop-completes-first-test-runs-pushing-ahead-race-ultra-fast-land-transport |title=China's hyperloop completes first test runs, pushing ahead in race for ultra-fast land transport |first=Stephen |last=Chen |newspaper=South China Morning Post |___location=Hong Kong |date=2023-01-19 |access-date=2023-01-21 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120185107/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3207355/chinas-hyperloop-completes-first-test-runs-pushing-ahead-race-ultra-fast-land-transport |url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2024}}<!-- unclear in the prose that any of this Datong project is using "hyperloop" in its name -->
* In July 2021, an experimental European operational Hyperloop testing facility concept was begun.<ref name="startupticker.ch">{{Cite web |title=Europe's First Hyperloop Testing Track ready for Swisspod |url=https://www.startupticker.ch/en/news/europe-s-first-hyperloop-testing-facility-for-swisspod |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.startupticker.ch}}</ref> The test tube was made of an aluminum alloy, with a loop diameter of {{cvt|40|m|ft}} and {{cvt|120|m|ft}} long, built by the Swiss-American startup Swisspod Technologies and the Distributed Electrical Systems Laboratory (DESL) of [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]].<ref name="epfl.ch">{{Cite web |last=Brouet |first=Anne-Muriel |date=2021-07-23 |title=EPFL now has its own Hyperloop test track |url=https://actu.epfl.ch/news/epfl-now-has-its-own-hyperloop-test-track/ |language=en}}</ref>
* In September 2021, Swisspod Technologies and [[MxV Rail]] (formerly TTCI), a subsidiary of the [[Association of American Railroads]] (AAR), began collaboration to potentially build a full-scale testing facility for Hyperloop technology on the Pueblo Plex campus in Pueblo, Colorado, US. The primary purpose of this facility would be to conduct research and development activities on Swisspod's proprietary Hyperloop propulsion system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyperloop Prototype To Be Built, Tested In Colorado |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hyperloop-prototype-built-tested-colorado-183147075.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Yahoo Finance |date=7 September 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Swisspod starts soil testing at PuebloPlex |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/swisspod-starts-soil-testing-at-puebloplex |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=KOAA News 5 |language=en}}</ref>
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