The first version of the pod reached 70 miles per hour in the 5.3 second test in the Nevada desert. Hyperloop One said it used just 100 feet of the motor and that this will improve as "the longer the motor the faster we can go".

It says it hopes to achieve speeds of 250 miles per hour in the next test.

Alongside news of the trial it shared images of how the first Hyperloop One pods could look.