https://qz.com/1334514/in-spacexs-hyperloop-competition-german-students-set-speed-record/ > Competition drives innovation, but not usually at exactly 284 mph. > Students from the Technical University of Munich set a speed record yesterday (July 22) in SpaceX’s third annual Hyperloop Pod Competition. The competition first launched in 2015 to accelerate development of the hyperloop, Elon Musk’s futuristic transport system that theoretically shoots aerodynamic pods of passengers to their destination through giant tubes. Without the friction of the natural environment, the pods can travel at blistering speeds.