On this episode of the AEI Events Podcast, AEI cohosts a discussion with the Hyperloop Advanced Research Partnership (HARP) on the role of hyperloop in the future of transportation. The event commenced with remarks from Pete Rahn, the Maryland transportation secretary and the chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority, who believes that Maryland has a congestion problem and that they must be open to any concept of innovative transportation that can help them better move people and things.

Following Mr. Rahn’s remarks, Dane Egli, the president and cofounder of HARP, introduced a panel of hyperloop experts to give their opinions on what the future of transportation holds. Sebastien Gendron, the CEO and cofounder of TransPod Hyperloop, believes that regulation is the key for commercialization, and his company’s objective is to develop hyperloop in the US.

Pete Stockton, managing director for Sonecon LLC, spoke of the need to include security considerations in the design process for hyperloop because if it becomes part of the foundation for American economic growth, adversaries will target it. Bibop Gresta, cofounder and chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc., spoke of his company’s success in actually building the first hyperloop. He believes that many exciting advances are coming soon for the industry.

This event took place on April 11, 2018.

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