Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT) announced, on 12 December, an agreement with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to undertake a feasibility study to connect Abu Dhabi and Al Ain with a Hyperloop system.
Another feasibility study is already being conducted by rivals Hyperloop One with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, for connecting Dubai and Abu Dhabi using similar technology.
Khalid Mohamed Hashim, Acting Executive Director of DMAT’s Land Transport Sector stated: “We hope to take advantage of this technology to connect the cities of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, which will result in a travel time of about eight to twelve minutes.”
According to the official statement released by HyperloopTT “the study agreement details a multi-phase rollout that includes route analysis, feasibility studies, and a cost estimate and development schedule which will be determined over the next few months. Once these analyses are successfully completed, both DMAT and HyperloopTT will discuss further steps.”
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport was formed in November 2016, pursuant to a law issued by HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, thus replacing the Department of Municipal Affairs and Department of Transport.
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