Lead Engineer Tractive Systems at Hardt Hyperloop, Gert Spek prepares to test a dark and light grey striped pod (Rear) inside the hyperloop tunnel at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Employees look at screens of the control center at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

An employee paints the 420-meter (1,377-foot) hyperloop white tunnel at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Co-founder and Technology and Engineering Director of Hardt Hyperloop, Marinus van der Meijs poses by a dark and light grey striped pod inside a 420-metre (1,377-foot) tunnel at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows the inside of a 420-metre (1,377-foot) tunnel at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

A view shows an end of teh Y-shaped 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

A view shows a 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel at the European Hyperloop Center (EHC) testing facility in Veendam, on September 7, 2024. The dream of hurtling between European cities at speeds of more than 700 kilometres per hour moved a step closer on September 9, 2024 with the first successful vehicle tests at the European Hyperloop Centre. Hovering inside a sleek 420-metre (1,377-foot) white tunnel, a dark and light grey striped pod levitates at the order from the mission control centre, before powering away using magnetic propulsion. (Photo by Nick Gammon / AFP) (Photo by NICK GAMMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Technicians work in the control room at a testing ground for a high-speed transit system during a press tour of an European test center for hyperloop transportation technology in Veendam, northern Netherlands, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)