Elon Musk has apparently buried his plans for a high-speed tube train between Los Angeles and San Francisco. China, on the other hand, is holding on to the technology. The first line could go into service in 2035. The technology is "of strategic importance" for Beijing.
By Jörn Petring
Without Hartmut Heine, there would be no Transrapid in China. He brought political representatives from the People's Republic and German industry to one table. Today, his responsibility is the potential cooperation on yet another project: a European-Chinese Hyperloop, the Transrapid 2.0. Heine knows how difficult it was to get the Transrapid project on track – and explains what lessons we can learn from it today. An interview by Frank Sieren.
By Frank Sieren
The European technology leader for Hyperloop, Hardt, is open to a cooperation with the Chinese partner CRRC and a re-commissioning of the Transrapid track in the German town of Lathen. Lower Saxony's Science Minister Bjoern Thuemler (CDU) is also positive about the Lathen project. The state government is already supporting it. The federal government is not planning any funding so far.
By Frank Sieren
