San Francisco/New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its
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Richard Branson’s group announced that on November 8, 2020, the first passengers traveled safely on Virgin Hyperloop – making transportation history.
The so-called fifth mode of transport has successfully completed its first manned test of the ultra-high-speed pod transportation system in the Nevada Desert.
Yesterday, Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its chief technology officer, and Sara Luchian, its director of passenger experience, were blasted at up to 107mph (172kph) through the DevLoop – a test track in Las Vegas that’s 500 meters long and 3.3 meters in diameter – in a journey that lasted just 15 seconds.
Virgin Hyperloop claims to have conducted some 400 unmanned tests, but this latest manned test was the next major milestone towards commercial electric propulsion with passive magnetic levitation through a near-vacuum tube. The technology, if it ever comes to fruition, has the oft-touted potential to revolutionize both human and cargo transportation.
Photos: The Virgin Hyperloop Now Seems a Little More Real
Feb 04, 2021
Virgin Hyperloop has unveiled detailed renderings for its hyperloop experience only a few months after a pod carried its first passengers safely.
The videos and images show a vision of high-speed tubes crossing landscapes, connecting cities and transporting commuters to their destinations in a mere matter of minutes all with an eye for passenger comfort.
Whether through tunnels or elevated tracks, the system promises speeds well over 600 miles an hour.
“Virgin Hyperloop can accelerate the future of mobility on land. The new mode of travel at supersonic speed rethinks transportation and the perception of space, landscape, time, and distance,” Bjarke Ingels, founder and creative director of BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, a partner in the project, said in a statement. “In this day and age, Virgin Hyperloop taking off from our portals provides holistic, intelligent transportation for a globalized community to