German team wins SpaceX Hyperloop competition with 200 mph pod

Members of the WARR team from Technische Universitat Munchen celebrate after winning the Hyperloop Pod Competition II at SpaceX's Hyperloop track in Hawthorne, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The WARR team from the university won the competition with a peak speed of 324 kilometers per hour (201 mph). [Photo: AP/Damian Dovarganes]

Members of the WARR team from Technische Universitat Munchen walk to the end of the SpaceX's Hyperloop track to retrieve their winning pod in Hawthorne, Calif., Sunday, Aug 27, 2017. The WARR team from the university won the competition with a peak speed of 324 kilometers per hour (201 mph). [Photo: AP/Damian Dovarganes]

Telsa CEO Elon Musk congratulates the winners of the Hyperloop Pod Competition II at SpaceX's Hyperloop track in Hawthorne, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The Hyperloop system built by SpaceX is approximately one mile in length with a six-foot outer diameter. The WARR team from Tech University Munich won the Hyperloop Pod Competition II with a peak speed of 324 kilometers per hour (201 mph). [Photo: AP/Damian Dovarganes]

Members of the WARR team from Technische Universitat Munchen work on their pod before racing the Hyperloop Pod Competition II at SpaceX's Hyperloop track in Hawthorne, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. The WARR team from the university won the competition with a peak speed of 324 kilometers per hour (201 mph). [Photo: AP/Damian Dovarganes]