Members of the Waterloop team were in California this past weekend showing off their Hyperloop prototype pod in an international competition of innovative levitating Hyperloop train technology, organized by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Waterloop, now a 150-person team from the University of Waterloo, was the only Canadian team competing against 30 other groups from around the world. This past weekend was the first of two competitions, where the team's Hyperloop prototype was judged on a variety of different factors, including speed. Second round in AugustSpaceX judges gave the Waterloop team feedback and suggestions on their prototype. Obeidi and de Luna are confident they will have a stronger pod for the second competition coming up this August.

Source: CBC News January 30, 2017 21:27 UTC