Overview
- State broadcaster CCTV released footage of a roughly one-tonne test vehicle blasting down a 400‑metre track and stopping safely.
- CGTN and multiple outlets report the run as a new global benchmark for superconducting electric maglev systems.
- Project leads say the test addressed ultra-high-speed propulsion, precision suspension and guidance, high‑power energy conversion, and high‑field superconducting magnets.
- NUDT’s team has pursued the system for about a decade, building on a 648 km/h run on the same line earlier this year.
- Researchers cite potential uses in vacuum‑pipeline transport and aerospace launch or equipment testing, while reports note infrastructure, safety, and cost hurdles delaying real‑world deployment.