November 9, 2020
...AND CHEAPER...:
Virgin Hyperloop pod transport tests first passenger journey (Zoe Kleinman, 11/09/20, BBC)
In the trial, two passengers - both company staff - travelled the length of a 500m test track in 15 seconds, reaching 107mph (172km/h).However, this is a fraction of Virgin's ambitions for travel speeds of more than 1,000km/h.Virgin Hyperloop is not the only firm developing the concept but nobody has carried passengers before.Sara Luchian, director of customer experience, was one of the two on board and described the experience as "exhilarating both psychologically and physically" to the BBC shortly after the event.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 9, 2020 12:00 AM