Hyperloop technology has been explicitly open-sourced by Musk and SpaceX, and others have been encouraged to take the ideas and further develop them. To that end, several companies have been formed, and dozens of interdisciplinary student-led teams are working to advance the technology.

Designs for test tracks and capsules are currently being developed, with construction of a full-scale prototype (8 km) track scheduled to start in the summer of 2016.