The team’s pod, named Garuda, is designed in-house and is considered Asia’s most advanced pod. The Garuda pod is equipped with many novel technologies that they built in-house from scratch and is considered Asia’s most advanced pod. It incorporates bidirectional run capabilities, EMS levitation, and autonomous embedded systems for speed and direction control.

According to a statement from IIT Madras, the hyperloop transportation model proposed by IIT Madras Team Avishkar can go up to a maximum speed of 1,200 kilometers per hour. The team claims that the model is totally autonomous, safe, and clean. The team has already patented a cost-effective hyperloop tube design.

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Congratulating the Team on their performance, Prof. Satya Chakravarthy, Faculty Advisor, Avishkar Hyperloop, IIT Madras, said, "Avishkar continues the tradition of keeping our flag flying high as in previous years. Over the years, we have got to develop the full stack of Hyperloop technologies and I look forward to our improving them in the future."

Team Avishkar Hyperloop team finished in the global top three for the category of 'Full Scale Socio-Economic Aspects of Hyperloop,' showcasing their extensive research on the estimated energy consumption and ticket pricing model of a typical Hyperloop corridor.

Ms. Medha Kommajosyula, Student Team Lead, Team Avishkar Hyperloop, IIT Madras, said, "Avishkar's new pod - 'Garuda' - is completely designed in-house and comes with multiple upgrades, thereby making it Asia's most advanced pod. It is powered by a Linear Induction Motor designed completely by our students' team, which is also the pod's primary mode of braking. The pod incorporates bidirectional run capabilities and EMS levitation with a high lift-to-weight ratio while still being extremely power efficient. The pod is controlled with autonomous embedded systems capable of speed and direction control and real-time data acquisition. All this is powered by a 3kWh LFP primary battery pack with high volumetric power density, making Garuda a technological powerhouse."

Mr. Siddhant Patole, Student Team Lead, Team Avishkar Hyperloop, IIT Madras, said, "Having been granted several patents on Hyperloop technology, the team is pushing itself forward to build a 350 km-long Hyperloop corridor between Chennai and Bangalore that could bring down the travel time to just 30 minutes.”

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Avishkar Hyperloop is an internationally acclaimed, highly passionate IIT Madras student team comprising more than 50 team members. They are focused on revolutionising transportation with sustainable Hyperloop technologies with funding support from various stakeholders, including the Government of India. The team is also backed by industry partners like Tube Investments of India and L&T Construction.

Founded as a competition team at the Center for Innovation (CFI), IIT Madras, in 2017, Team Avishkar Hyperloop participated in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition in 2019 and finished in the Top 10 among more than 1,600 teams, being the only Asian finalist. The team won the 'Most Scalable Design' award at the EHW 2021 and emerged among the Global top five in the Traction Systems, Electrical Systems and Complete Pod categories in the European Hyperloop Week 2022 held in the Netherlands.