MILAN (AIMnews.it) - Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has signed agreements with the Northeast Ohio Coordination Agency, a transport and environmental planning agency and the Illinois Department of Transportation, for the feasibility study for the first interstate connection of the Hyperloop train in the United States. The startup is 100% controlled by Jumpstarter, a subsidiary of Digital Magics. The supersonic train - a magnetic proofing capsule inside a low-pressure tube - will connect Chicago with Cleveland, covering over 500 km in 28 minutes and traveling at around 1,200 km per hour. "In just five years there are over 800 people working for this visionary project all over the world. HyperloopTT has produced 27 patents, tightened 8 government agreements in advanced stages of negotiation and over 40 technology development partnerships "said Gabriele Ronchini, founder and CEO of Digital Magics.