Chennai, March 17 -- Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has announced that the electronics component technology for the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

The announcement came during his visit to the Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras Discovery Campus, where he witnessed a live demonstration of the technology.

During his visit, Minister Vaishnaw highlighted that the 410-meter-long Hyperloop test tube located at IIT Chennai is the longest such facility in Asia.

He emphasised that the entire testing system for Hyperloop transportation has been developed using indigenous technologies and congratulated the young inn...