Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world's first passenger flight in a high-speed lift cabin system. As the company explained this Sunday, it is a major safety test of the technology that is expected to change the way people and goods are moved.
"It has been a pleasure to see the story made before my eyes," said Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Virgin Hyperloop President, Group President and CEO, DP World.
In the Hyperloop system, which uses magnetic levitation to allow near-silent travel, the flight between New York and Washington takes just 30 minutes. That would be twice as fast as a commercial airline flight and four times the speed of a high-speed train.
The company previously conducted more than 400 tests without human passengers at the Nevada site. Yesterday came a month after it was reported that Virgin Hyperloop has chosen the US state of West Virginia to house a $ 500 million accreditation center and test track that will serve as a testing ground for its technology.
He said the company is working towards safety certification by 2025 and commercial operations by 2030. Canadian Transpod and Spain's Zeleros also aim to change traditional passenger and freight networks with a similar technology that they say will reduce travel times, congestion, and environmental damage related to oil-fueled machines. .
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